Abstract: An implantable medical device comprises an electronic functional device for performing a function of said implantable medical device, said electronic functional device having an operational state for performing said function and a switched-off state. A wake-up device serves for transferring said functional device from said switched-off state to said operational state. The wake-up device comprises a first timer circuit for repeatedly transferring the functional device to the operational state according to a predetermined first timing scheme, a detection device for detecting a signal from a signal source external to the implantable medical device, and a second timer circuit for repeatedly switching the detection device to a reception state according to a second timing scheme.

Abstract: An implant (in particular a stent) includes a main structure and a sensor assembly for measuring a body parameter. The sensor assembly includes at least one electrical conductor and at least one capacitor which are connected in such a way that the conductor and the capacitor form at least one electrical resonant circuit. The electrical conductor is surrounded by an electrical insulation. The electrical conductor is in the form of a coil having at least one turn. The capacitor is in contact at least on one side with the surrounding environment and its capacitance changes depending on the body parameter that is to be determined.

Abstract: An implant (in particular a stent) includes a main structure and a sensor assembly for measuring a body parameter. The sensor assembly includes at least one electrical conductor and at least one capacitor which are connected in such a way that the conductor and the capacitor form at least one electrical resonant circuit. The electrical conductor is surrounded by an electrical insulation. The electrical conductor is in the form of a coil having at least one turn. The capacitor is in contact at least on one side with the surrounding environment and its capacitance changes depending on the body parameter that is to be determined.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system, comprising: a first device having at least two antennas for transmitting and/or receiving a radio signal, wherein the first device is a medical device configured to be implanted into a patient, wherein the first device comprises a sensor that is configured to generate an output signal indicative of a spatial orientation of the first device, and wherein the first device is configured to use the output signal to select one of said antennas or to control said antennas for receiving a radio signal and/or for transmitting a radio signal, and a second device having at least one antenna, wherein the second device is configured to transmit a radio signal to the first device and/or to receive a radio signal from the first device, wherein the second device is an external device.

Abstract: An implantable medical device having a hollow housing and a connector housing connected (e.g., rigidly) together, each containing electrical components. The components contained in the hollow housing include a receiver for wireless communication. The components contained in the connector housing include an antenna electrically connected to the receiver and configured to receive electromagnetic waves having a frequency greater than 100 MHz. The receiver/antenna allows the receipt of data in the MICS frequency band. The electrical components arranged in the connector housing additionally include a resonant circuit having a coil and a capacitor which is inductively coupled to the antenna. The resonant circuit is matched to magnetic alternating fields in a frequency range between 5 kHz and 50 MHz, preferably having a resonance frequency between 5 kHz and 50 MHz. The resonant circuit is suitable for data communication in the near field of the implantable medical device via magnetic alternating fields.

Abstract: A physiological measurement instrument is disclosed, having a detector, implemented as one or more sensors, for measuring values of one or more physiological measured parameters associated with a body of a human or animal subject, and for detecting values of a physical parameter that indicates an operating position of the measurement instrument relative to the body, and an operating-position-determining unit that receives and analyzes output signals from the detector, to determine the operating position of the measurement instrument.

Abstract: A physiological measurement instrument is disclosed, having a detector, implemented as one or more sensors, for measuring values of one or more physiological measured parameters associated with a body of a human or animal subject, and for detecting values of a physical parameter that indicates an operating position of the measurement instrument relative to the body, and an operating-position-determining unit that receives and analyzes output signals from the detector, to determine the operating position of the measurement instrument.