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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Binh C. Tran, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas W. Piaget, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Binh C. Tran, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas W. Piaget, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Pacemaker, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2475 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods of acoustically interrogating a packaged medical implant such as an implantable sensor are disclosed. An illustrative system includes a sterilizable package including a package tray and a cover, a sensor module disposed within the package, and an acoustic coupling member disposed within an interior space of the package tray. An external interrogator located outside of the sealed package can be used to acoustically communicate with the sensor module.