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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Apurva Jain, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jeffrey I. Joseph, Penn Valley, PA (US);
Nance Dicciani, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Denise Devine, Media, PA (US);
David Demmer, Toronto, CA;
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
An implantable vital sign sensor including a housing including a first portion, the first portion defining a first open end, a second open end opposite the first end, and a lumen there through, the first portion being sized to be implanted substantially entirely within the blood vessel wall of the patient. A sensor module configured to measure a blood vessel blood pressure waveform is included, the sensor module having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion being insertable within the lumen and the proximal portion extending outward from the first open end.