Patent ID: 8419638

Claim:
An implantable device comprising: a single lumen catheter comprising: an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one opening formed on the elongated flexible tubular catheter body between the proximal end and the distal end, the at least one opening is configured to draw up blood into the elongated flexible tubular catheter body and the distal end is configured to return the blood; and a plurality of hermetically sealed integrated circuit sensors formed inside the elongated flexible tubular catheter body, the plurality of hermetically sealed integrated circuit sensors configured to sense the blood to generate data associated with the blood; and a subcutaneous port physically coupled to the single lumen catheter at the proximal end of the elongated flexible tubular catheter body, the subcutaneous port comprising: a transmitter communicatively coupled to the plurality of hermetically sealed integrated circuit sensors, the transmitter configured to transmit the data obtained from the plurality of hermetically sealed integrated circuit sensors to an external device.