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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
Michael Fonseca, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Stern, Grayson, GA (US);
Jason White, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jason Kroh, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Michael Fonseca, Atlanta, GA (US);
Mark Allen, Atlanta, GA (US);
David Stern, Grayson, GA (US);
Jason White, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jason Kroh, Villa Rica, GA (US);
Cardiomems, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
The progress of a endovascular cardiac repair can be monitored by inserting a pressure transducer sensor using a catheter into a chamber of the heart during endovascular repair and then using a small, hand-held read out device to measure pressure easily, safely, inexpensively and accurately. In one aspect a sensor is introduced into the body by the steps of folding or rolling the sensor into a cylinder, loading it into a catheter, and deploying into the heart chamber by allowing it to unroll or unfold, either by itself or facilitated by the incorporation of a super-elastic alloy component.