Baylor College of Medicine

Raphael S Rabinovitz

Craig J Hartley

George P Noon

An epicardial multifunctional probe has been designed to measure blood flow velocity and muscle thickening with two sensors. The probe is implantable and remains inside the patient after surgery. The probe is removable through a small opening in the patient's chest.

Epicardial multifunctional probe

This invention is an implantable, extractable probe for biological sensors which has a stable attachment to different sizes of vessels or organs and is safety and easily removed from the patient. The body of the probe is made up of a biocompatible flexible material. The probe encircles the vessel or organ to be monitored by suture attachment of the probe body to itself. A release wire within the probe body holds the suture in place until time for the removal of the probe from the body. The probe is then extracted without a surgical procedure.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Raphael S Rabinovitz