Endoluminal implant with therapeutic and diagnostic capability
US6231516A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus includes an endoluminal implant, a RF coupling coil coupled to the endoluminal implant and a therapeutic transducer electrically coupled to the RF coupling coil and physically coupled to the endoluminal implant. The RF coupling coil supplies electrical power to the therapeutic transducer. The therapeutic transducer has a capability for delivering therapeutic energy to a lumen disposed within the endoluminal implant in response to signals coupled via the RF coupling coil.
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