Wireless tracking of device characteristics

Abstract

According to one aspect of the invention, a system for assessing at least one characteristic of a device within a recipient is provided. The system includes a device removably insertable into the recipient where the device includes at least one of a treatment element and implant, and at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device. The system includes a tracking device that includes processing circuitry configured to: if the device is inserted into the recipient, interrogate the at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device; determine at least one characteristic of at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space based at least in part on the interrogation of the at least one wireless tag; and cause the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device relative to the recipient to be indicated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for assessing at least one characteristic of a device within a recipient, the system comprising:
 a device removably insertable into the recipient, the device including at least one of a treatment element and implant, and at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device;   a tracking device including processing circuitry configured to:
 if the device is inserted into the recipient, interrogate the at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device; 
 determine at least one characteristic of at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space based at least in part on the interrogation of the at least one wireless tag; and 
 cause the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device relative to the recipient to be indicated. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine at least one of an impedance quantity and distance between wireless tags by assessing a signal strength and response time. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the impedance quantity between the wireless tags corresponds to an indication of a quality of therapy. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determining the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space includes determining an orientation of the at least one portion of the device based at least in part on the interrogation. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the determining of the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space includes determining a position of the treatment element of the device based at least in part on the interrogation. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the device further includes an elongated body of one of a rigid and compliant material having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion; and
 the at least one wireless tag including a plurality of wireless tags, respective wireless tags of the plurality of wireless tags being embedded within at least two selected from a group consisting of a shaft, tip, balloon and guidewire lumen of the device.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine an orientation between components of the device based at least in part on the interrogation. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one treatment element of the device is expandable; and
 the at least one wireless tag including a plurality of wireless tags embedded within the expandable treatment element of the device, the interrogation of the plurality of wireless tags indicating at least one characteristic of expansion of one of an expandable and compliant treatment element of the device.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one characteristic of expansion of the expandable treatment element of the device includes a distance between wireless tags during expansion of the expandable portion of the device. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the causing of the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device relative to the recipient to be visually indicated at least in part by overlaying the visual indication on a mapping of the recipient. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the mapping is a three dimensional mapping of the recipient. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the causing of the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device relative to the recipient to be indicated at least in part by at least one of a visual indication, audio indication and haptic indication associated with extended reality. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the interrogation includes receiving wireless data from the wireless tag, the wireless data including data selected from a group of temperature data, treatment element data, impedance data, pressure data, leak data and flow velocity data. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one interrogation device in communication with the tracking device, the interrogation device configured to perform the interrogating of the at least one wireless tag. 
     
     
         15 . A method for assessing at least one characteristic of a device within a recipient, the device being removably insertable into the recipient, the device including at least one of a treatment element and implant, and at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device, the method comprising:
 if the device is inserted into the recipient, interrogating the at least one wireless tag positioned within at least one portion of the device;   determining at least one characteristic of at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space based at least in part on the interrogation of the at least one wireless tag; and   causing the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device relative to the recipient to be indicated.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising determining at least one of an impedance quantity and distance between wireless tags by assessing a signal strength and response time. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the impedance quantity between the wireless tags corresponds to an indication of a quality of therapy. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the determining the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space includes determining an orientation of the at least one portion of the device based at least in part on the interrogation. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the determining of the at least one characteristic of the at least one portion of the device in three dimensional space includes determining a position of the treatment element of the device based at least in part on the interrogation. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the device further includes an elongated body of one of a rigid and compliant material having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending between the proximal portion and the distal portion; and
 the at least one wireless tag including a plurality of wireless tags, respective wireless tags of the plurality of wireless tags being embedded within at least two selected from a group consisting of a shaft, tip, balloon and guidewire lumen of the device.