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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 08, 2013
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Margot S. Damaser, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Steven Majerus, Cleveland, OH (US);
Paul C. Fletter, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Steven L. Garverick, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
Wen H. Ko, Cleveland Hts., OH (US);
Paul Zaszczurynski, Sycamore, IL (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERNS AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for in vivo measurement of pressure. An implantable sensor assembly includes a pressure sensor configured to provide an analog signal representing pressure and a signal conditioning component configured to convert the pressure sensor output into a digital signal. A transmitter is configured to transmit the digital signal to an external base unit. A power control unit is configured to dynamically allocate power throughout the implantable sensor assembly, such that during an active measurement interval of the implantable sensor assembly, each of the pressure sensor, the signal conditioning component, and the transmitter are powered only for a portion of the active measurement interval necessary to perform a related function.