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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, La Mirada, CA (US);
Nicolas Jabbour, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ramez Emile Necola Shehada, La Mirada, CA (US);
Nicolas Jabbour, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to implantable devices and systems for the differential monitoring the condition of the tissue or fluid emitted from the site in proximity to the implants. The invention may also include modifications of the implantable device to stabilize or immobilize the device in the proximity of the tissue to be monitored.