Patent ID: 8682411

Claim:
A sensor assembly for collecting physiologic data from a targeted tissue, the sensory assembly comprising: a capsula having an exterior wall and a disk, the exterior wall comprising a flexible material and defining a closed end, an open end, and an interior space and the disk coupled with the closed end of the exterior wall; a vacuum catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the vacuum catheter coupled with the exterior wall of the capsula and in communication with the interior space of the capsula; and at least one sensor capable of collecting physiologic data from a targeted tissue, the at least one sensor removably coupled with the disk of the capsula such that the at least one sensor extends into the interior space of the capsula; wherein the open end of the capsula is configured to removably attach to a targeted tissue such that the application of suction to the vacuum catheter is capable of forming a reversible seal with the targeted tissue; and wherein when the at least one sensor is coupled with the targeted tissue, the at least one sensor is configured to remain coupled with the targeted tissue such that the sensor pulls away and is released from the disk.