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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2015
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Mina S. Fahim, Shoreview, MN (US);
Steven Frederick Anderl, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Jason White, Smyrna, GA (US);
Paul E. Ashworth, Wyoming, MN (US);
Morgan Low, Winnetka, CA (US);
Loell Boyce Moon, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Neelakantan Saikrishnan, Plymouth, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Prosthetic heart devices may be implanted into the heart with a sensor coupled to the device, the sensor being configured to measure physiological data, such as blood pressure, in the heart. Devices that may employ such sensors include prosthetic heart valves and occlusion devices, although sensor systems may be deployed in the heart separate from other implantable devices. The sensors may include a body with different configurations for attaching to the implantable device, such as apertures for sutures or fingers for connecting to structures of the implantable device. The sensors may provide data that allow a determination of aortic regurgitation or other information indicative of function of the implantable device and patient health during and after implantation of the device.