{
  "patent_number": "US 12733845",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Tiny Implantable Sensor for Monitoring Body Chemistry",
  "original_title": "Implantable micro-electrochemical cell",
  "summary": "This patent describes a small, implantable sensor designed to continuously measure specific chemicals in a patient's body fluids for disease management.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent details a microelectrochemical cell, a tiny device configured to be placed inside a patient's body. It includes a tube with a closed end for implantation and an open end that holds a 'feedthrough' for electrical wires, called 'electrode leads'. Inside this tube, a special fluid medium is kept in contact with the patient's bodily fluids. An 'analyte sensor' within this setup measures specific chemicals, or analytes, present in the body fluid, sending electrical signals through the leads to an external system. For example, such a device could continuously monitor glucose levels in a diabetic patient, providing real-time data.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover sensors that are not implanted, such as external or wearable patches that do not penetrate the skin.",
    "Does not cover sensors that measure physical properties like temperature or pressure, focusing specifically on chemical 'analytes'.",
    "Does not cover devices where the fluid medium is not in direct communication with the patient's bodily fluid.",
    "Does not cover implantable sensors that lack the specific tube structure with a closed implanted end and an open feedthrough end.",
    "Does not cover systems where the electrical connections for the sensor are not routed through a feedthrough at the open end of the tube."
  ],
  "filed": "2022-10-27",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "medical_devices",
    "consumer_electronics",
    "healthcare"
  ],
  "abstract": "A disease management system including an microelectrochemical cell configured to be implanted into a patient. The microelectrochemical cell may include a tube which may include at least one sidewall, a closed end configured to be implanted in the patient, and open end configured to receive a feedthrough for at least one electrode lead. The microelectrochemical cell may further include a fluid medium in fluid communication with bodily fluid, an analyte sensor configured to measure at least one analyte within the bodily fluid, and at least one electrical connection to the analyte sensor at the feedthrough.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733845/implantable-micro-electrochemical-cell",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12733845/implantable-micro-electrochemical-cell/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12733845",
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