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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Brian P. Watschke, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/26 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/488 (2021.08); A61F 2/004 (2013.01); A61F 2/26 (2013.01); A61F 2/482 (2021.08); A61F 2/484 (2021.08);
Abstract
An implantable inflation device includes a fluid reservoir defining a cavity, an inflatable member; an inflation fluid, a pump assembly, and a circuit for measuring electrical resistance. The pump assembly is configured to transfer the inflation fluid from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable member. The circuit is configured to measure an electrical resistance between the inflation fluid within the implantable inflation device and a body of a patient in which the implantable inflation device is implanted.