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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Joseph H. Schulman, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
John C. Gord, Venice, CA (US);
James H. Wolfe, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Joseph H. Schulman, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
John C. Gord, Venice, CA (US);
James H. Wolfe, Canyon Country, CA (US);
Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Scientific Research, Santa Clarita, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring temperature in a body, the system comprising at least one implantable device, wherein the implantable device(s) is operable to sense temperature in the body and to generate status signals based on the sensed temperature in the body. The system further comprising a system control unit for wirelessly communicating with the implantable device(s), and the system control unit comprising a signal receiver for receiving the status signals, and also a programmable controller for producing notification signals based on the received status signals. A notification unit can alternatively communicate with the system control unit or the implantable device(s) for disclosing the sensed body temperature based on the notification signals.