DEVICES AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING AND ANCHORING IMPLANTABLE SENSOR DEVICES

摘要

Methods and systems provide for anchoring implantable medical device inside a bodily vessel. An anchoring structure can include a stent-like structure to which the IMD is attached. The stent-like structure is positioned at a desired location in the bodily vessel. The stent-like structure can be repositioned based on a measurement from the IMD. The IMD can include outwardly extending fins over which tissue can fibrose to affix the IMD to a wall of the bodily vessel. The stent-like structure can be made of a bio-absorbable material. The IMD can be attached to a stent-like structure by leads, by being lodged in a recessed diaphragm, by being embedded in mesh of the stent-like structure, or other methods. The stent-like structure can be balloon deployable to allow for controlled positioning and anchoring. The anchoring structure can include a vena cava filter.