LEAK DETECTION FOR IMPLANTABLE INFLATION DEVICES

An implantable inflation device includes a fluid reservoir defining a cavity, an inflatable member; an inflation fluid, a pump assembly, and a circuit for measuring electrical resistance. The pump assembly is configured to transfer the inflation fluid from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable membe...

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Main Author Watschke, Brian P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.09.2023
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An implantable inflation device includes a fluid reservoir defining a cavity, an inflatable member; an inflation fluid, a pump assembly, and a circuit for measuring electrical resistance. The pump assembly is configured to transfer the inflation fluid from the fluid reservoir to the inflatable member. The circuit is configured to measure an electrical resistance between the inflation fluid within the implantable inflation device and a body of a patient in which the implantable inflation device is implanted.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318182628