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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Shlomo Ben-haim, Haifa, IL;
Maier Fenster, Petach Tikva, IL;
Inventors:
Shlomo Ben-Haim, Haifa, IL;
Maier Fenster, Petach Tikva, IL;
Assignee:
Biosense, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assessing functionality of a valve in a heart includes providing a position sensor that is a wireless transponder for transmitting or receiving an ultrasound wave for determination of position coordinates of the position sensor at the point; implanting the wireless transponder at a point on the valve; and using a position determining system for determining whether the valve is functioning properly based on position coordinates of the wireless transponder.