Nanodevices, microdevices and sensors on in-vivo structures and method for the same

US7232460B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Xillus, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Julian Van Erlach · Clifton Park, US
• Arlen Olsen · Clifton Park, US
• Jeffrey M. Smith · Pembroke, US
• Laura B. Smith · San Francisco, US
• Gerald E. Bender · Cheshire, US
• Audra Stinchcomb · Latham, US
• Denis Donnelly · Saratoga Springs, US
• James E. Peterson · Delmar, US
• Roger D. Whitmer · Pittsfield, US
• Gerald F. Dudding · Clifton Park, US
• Mark Scott · Willowdale, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2002
• Grant date: Jun 19, 2007
• Expiry date: Jan 8, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2562/0285
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An in-vivo method and apparatus is disclosed that comprises at least one sensor for determining changes in a human's an animal's body and reporting said changes outside the body. The sensor may be embedded in a sheath. The apparatus may be used to monitor chemical or physical changes in the body fluids. Alternatively, the apparatus may be used to monitor and regulate chemical or physical levels in humans and animals.