Pressure-sensing stent
US6053873A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/16863
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Implantable apparatus for measuring a fluid flow in the body of a subject, including a stent, having a generally cylindrical radial outer wall and a central lumen. A flow parameter sensor is fixed to the stent, and measures a parameter relating to a rate of blood flow through the stent. A transmitter transmits signals responsive to the measured parameter to a receiver outside the body.
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