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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Integra Lifesciences Switzerland Sàrl, Le Locle, CH;
Inventor:
Steven Bittenson, Bedford, MA (US);
Assignee:
INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES SWITZERLAND SÀRL, Le Locle, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/006 (2013.01); F16K 31/06 (2013.01); A61M 2205/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2205/587 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for optically reading a setting of an implantable valve. The valve includes optical emitters that are wirelessly powered by a valve reading tool that images the emitted light to determine the valve setting.