St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

Pacesetter, Inc.

Morgan Low

Peter Nicholas Braido

Mina Safwat Fahim

Neelakantan Saikrishnan

Jason White

Paul Edward Ashworth

Loell Boyce Moon

Steven Frederick Anderl

Perry Li

Franklin Liu

Jason A White

Prosthetic heart devices may be implanted into the heart with a sensor coupled to the device, the sensor being configured to measure physiological data, such as blood pressure, in the heart. Devices that may employ such sensors include prosthetic heart valves and occlusion devices, although sensor systems may be deployed in the heart separate from other implantable devices. The sensors may include a body with different configurations for attaching to the implantable device, such as apertures for sutures or fingers for connecting to structures of the implantable device. The sensors may provide data that allow a determination of aortic regurgitation or other information indicative of function of the implantable device and patient health during and after implantation of the device.

Sensors for prosthetic heart devices

The present disclosure provides an antenna structure for use in an implantable medical device. The antenna structure includes a first antenna configured to receive wireless signals within a first frequency band, a second antenna configured to receive wireless signals within a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, and a common output connector. The first antenna includes a first end and a second, free end opposite the first end. The second antenna is connected to the first antenna at a location between the first and second ends. The common output connector is disposed at the first end of the first antenna, and is electrically coupled to the first and second antennas such that signals received by the first and second antennas are output through the common output connector.

Antenna structures for implantable medical devices and methods of assembling same

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Winnetka, CA, United States of America

Morgan Low