1. Toward an Implantable Wireless Cardiac Monitoring Platform Integrated with an FDA-Approved Cardiovascular Stent.
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CHOW, ERIC Y., BEIER, BROOKE L., FRANCINO, ANTONIO, CHAPPELL, WILLIAM J., and IRAZOQUI, PEDRO P.
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HEART failure ,BLOOD pressure measurement ,PULMONARY artery ,PULMONARY blood vessels ,HEART blood-vessels ,SURGICAL stents ,BODY fluid pressure ,EQUIPMENT & supplies - Abstract
Continuous monitoring of blood pressure from a minimally invasive device in the pulmonary artery can serve as a diagnostic and early warning system for cardiac health. The foremost challenge in such a device is the wireless transfer of data and power from within the blood vessel to an external device while maintaining unrestricted flow through the artery. We present a miniaturized system, which is attached to the outer surface of a regular or drug-eluting FDA-approved stent. When expanded, the stent maintains a patent vessel lumen while allowing contact between the electronic sensors and the blood supply. The stent-based antenna can be used for both wireless telemetry and power transfer for the implanted electronics. Using the stent platform as both a radiating antenna and a structural support allows us to take advantage of an FDA-approved device whose safety and surgical procedure are well established. The electronics package has been reduced to an area of less than 1 mm
2 , with a thickness under 300 μm. A minimally invasive implantation procedure allows the delivery of the stent-based implant in nearly any major vessel of the body. This article describes an initial prototype with two stents configured as a single dipole, a 2.4-GHz transmitter microchip, and a battery, and validates transcutaneous transmission through ex vivo and in vivo porcine studies. The results demonstrate the feasibility of a stent-based wireless platform for continuous monitoring of blood pressure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2009
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