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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Leonard J. Decant, Jr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Robert W. Kalis, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Micky Graves, Mesa, AZ (US);
David G. Spilka, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Avijit Mukherjee, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Daniel O. Almazan, Avondale, AZ (US);
Leonard J. Decant, Jr., Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Robert W. Kalis, Mesa, AZ (US);
David Micky Graves, Mesa, AZ (US);
David G. Spilka, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Avijit Mukherjee, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Daniel O. Almazan, Avondale, AZ (US);
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An implantable vessel filter having an integrated sensing capability for monitoring the condition of the vessel filter. In one variation, the vessel filter comprises a plurality of legs that would themselves perform as a sensor device for detecting distention, which would indicate the presence of a clot or thrombus therein. A passive electrical circuit may be implemented on the vessel filter to receive electromagnetic energy and transmit signals indicative of the condition of the implanted vessel filter. In another variation, a miniaturized sensor is adapted for measuring the strain and/or other physical parameters of the filter legs.