US Patent Issued to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY on Jan. 27 for "Wireless, LCR-based, passive sensor systems for implantable deployment using collapsible electromechanics and applications of same" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,228, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (Evanston, Ill.).

"Wireless, LCR-based, passive sensor systems for implantable deployment using collapsible electromechanics and applications of same" was invented by John A. Rogers (Wilmette, Ill.), Anthony R. Banks (Evanston, Ill.) and Di Lu (Evanston, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are systems and methods for wireless, LCR-based, passive sensor systems for catheter or other implantable deployment using collapsible electromechanics. Each sensor system includes a deformable coil and a capacitive pressure sensor, collectively forming a LCR circuit having a ...