DEVICE FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN VIVO

摘要

A monitoring system is disclosed for in vivo monitoring of preselected physiological parameters associated with acute and/or chronic tissue compromise or failure in one or multiple tissue/organ sites in real time. In one method of real time monitoring of an anastomosis, a body portion of a surgical stapling device including a staple cartridge is positioned adjacent a first tissue section, an anvil assembly including a shaft adapted to engage the body portion is positioned adjacent a second tissue section, and a monitoring device is positioned adjacent the first and/or second tissue sections. The monitoring device includes a sensor adapted to measure a preselected physiological parameter and a transmitter for transmitting signal to an extracorporeal receiving unit. The surgical stapling device is fired to mechanically secure the first and second tissue sections with at least one staple along a staple line and the preselected physiological parameter is monitored via the information transmitted from the monitoring device to the receiving unit.