WO2010034546A1

WO2010034546A1 - Sensor module for collecting physiological data

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Publication number: WO2010034546A1
Application number: PCT/EP2009/059779
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sascha Henke; Hans-Peter Klose
Original assignee: Robert Bosch Gmbh
Priority date: 2008-09-24
Filing date: 2009-07-29
Publication date: 2010-04-01
Also published as: DE102008042312A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a sensor module (1) for collecting physiological data comprising at least one sensor unit (2) and at least one RFID transponder unit (3) for electronically transmitting the data to an external device (4) in a contactless manner. The sensor module (1) is intended for intracorporeal use in an organism.

Description

Sensor module for the acquisition of physiological data

The present invention relates to a sensor module for acquiring physiological data with a sensor unit and a transponder unit. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding measuring system and to a method for acquiring physiological data.

State of the art

Conventionally, the acquisition of physiological data and in particular the measurement of vital parameters, such as blood pressure or intraocular pressure, by means of measuring devices, which have corresponding sensors and which are applied to the patient for measurement. For example, to measure blood pressure, a cuff is placed on the patient's upper arm and the blood pressure is measured. The measurement of heart data can be done by glued electrodes. For example, US patent application US 2003/0032993 A1 describes corresponding sensors associated with remote stations communicating with a base station. Particularly in the field of intensive care medicine, a measurement of vital parameters can also be carried out by invasive methods. For example, in this area, blood pressure can be measured by placing a catheter in an artery and delivering it to the outside. At this catheter, the actual pressure sensor for detecting the blood pressure is connected. With such invasive methods, physiological data can be recorded much more accurately. Both in the field of intensive care as well as in other areas, a telemetric transmission of physiological data is already performed, so that, for example, data on vital signs, which are acquired by applying appropriate sensors on the patient, are transmitted to a central receiving station. There, the data are monitored and evaluated accordingly by medically trained personnel. Examples include the transmission of data for cardiac monitoring, blood pressure monitoring or respiratory monitoring. Central monitoring of the data makes work easier for the medical staff.

With such a remote monitoring very high demands are placed on the accuracy and reliability of the monitoring system, since a direct and immediate observation of the patient by the medical staff may hardly take place. For example, it must be ensured that the corresponding sensor or the measuring device for detecting the physiological data is correctly seated on the patient so that measurement errors can not already occur for this reason.

In order to increase the reliability and accuracy of the acquisition of physiological data, various sensors have already been described, which are intended for intracorporeal use or invasive measurement. For example, German patent application DE 103 05 537 A1 describes a catheter for the diagnosis of hollow organs, as they occur in the gastrointestinal tract, in the utrctract or in the bloodstream. The plastic catheter is equipped on the surface with several longitudinally distributed electrode pairs and can be introduced into a hollow organ. The catheter is connected via appropriate lines with a measuring and evaluation device outside the body, so that corresponding data can be read outside the body of the patient. However, such a device does not allow a long-term observation and monitoring of a patient, since such an intrapor- porporeal sensor with the corresponding lines represents a not inconsiderable intervention and a limitation of the patient.

European Patent Specification EP 1 345 653 B1 describes a wireless, fully automatic pacemaker follow-up control device, the implantable medical device. includes ECG data both within the body and externally.

The problem with such implantable devices is the power supply. Conventionally, batteries or accumulators are provided for the power supply of such sensors. Since a power supply of these batteries or accumulators is limited to a certain period of time, this requires replacement or recharging of the batteries or accumulators. This is very problematic, if not impossible, in an implanted device. In addition, batteries or accumulators require a certain volume of the device to be implanted. Again, this is medically problematic for implantation.

The invention therefore has the object to provide a sensor module for the acquisition of physiological data, which allows a very accurate, reliable and longer-term observation and monitoring of vital parameters of a patient, this monitoring should be performed largely without affecting the patient. If necessary, such monitoring should be possible even in the everyday environment of the patient. The sensor module is intended to enable a telemetric transmission of the physiological data to, for example, a medical center.

Disclosure of the invention

Advantages of the invention

This object is achieved by the provision of a sensor module as described in claim 1. Preferred embodiments of this sensor module as well as a corresponding measuring system and a method for recording physiological data are shown in the further claims.

The sensor module according to the invention comprises at least one sensor unit for acquiring physiological data and at least one RFID transponder unit for electronic and non-contact transmission of the data to an external device. The sensor module is characterized in that it is suitable for intracorporeal use in an organism is provided. With the sensor module according to the invention, it is possible to place a sensor in an organism, for example in a patient, and thus to be able to record physiological data without impairing the patient in his mobility and / or in his quality of life. The non-contact transmission of the data to an external device makes the data very easy and easy to read. No cabling or equipment is needed on the patient's body, which eliminates any potential sources of error.

Preferably, it is provided that the physiological data are transmitted by the external device telemetrically, so that the sensor module according to the invention can be used for example for telemedical monitoring or telemonitoring in the home.

In a preferred embodiment, the sensor module is implantable. This has the advantage that the module is placed with an intervention and then long-term available for the acquisition of physiological data, without further intervention is required.

The physiological data are preferably vital parameters of an animal or of a human being, which are to be monitored for medical reasons, for example. Examples include blood pressure, intraocular pressure, cardiac data or blood levels such as blood sugar. Depending on the data to be acquired, the sensor module is equipped with one or more corresponding sensors, for example an intraocular pressure sensor or a blood pressure sensor. Advantageously, different sensor types can be combined on a sensor module. For example, a sensor module with a sensor unit for blood pressure measurement and with a sensor unit for blood glucose measurement can be provided.

According to the invention, the transponder unit is an RFID transponder unit. The abbreviation RFID stands for the English term "Radio Frequency Identification." This technique has traditionally been used to automatically identify objects and living things This technique also allows automatic capture and storage of data. Conventionally, an RFID system comprises a transponder unit and an external device, in particular a reader. The reader generates a high-frequency electromagnetic field via which data transmission takes place. According to the invention, this technique is utilized in order to be able to provide a sensor module which can acquire physiological data via a sensor unit and can transmit this data electronically and without contact to the external device via an RFID transponder unit.

The reader may be a handheld device, for example, held by the patient and used as needed. In other embodiments, the reader may be a stationary device, such as a computer, laptop, or similar. Particularly preferred is a reading device in the form of a device attached to the body, for example as a belt system, or on the clothing, which the patient always carries with him, so that the transmission of the data is in principle possible at any time. As a result, a continuous monitoring of vital signs is possible. Furthermore, regular use of the reader may be preferred, e.g. once a day, as continuous monitoring of vital signs is often unnecessary.

In a particularly preferred manner, the physiological data is transmitted telemetrically via the external device so that it can be received, for example, at a central receiving station, where it can be correspondingly observed and evaluated by medically trained personnel. Such a receiving station can be located, for example, in the practice of the attending physician who, in principle, at any time has access to the corresponding physiological data or the vital parameters of the patient. In this way, a medical observation of the patient can be made in everyday life. In addition, the observation of the effects of therapy or therapy optimization is readily possible. It is not necessary for the patient to visit the practice to have appropriate data recorded, for example blood pressure data or cardiac data. Rather, a longer-term observation of the patient is possible, the data can be recorded without affecting the patient and the course of the data in the natural environment of the patient can be observed and taken into account. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the sensor module according to the invention, the RFID transponder unit is a so-called passive transponder unit. A passive transponder unit is characterized in that it does not have its own power supply, that is, for example, has no battery or no accumulator. The supply voltage for operating the transponder unit itself and also for the operation of the sensor unit is effected by an induction from the electromagnetic signals of the external device, for example the reading device. This power supply can take place as soon as the transponder or the sensor module is in the transmission range of the external device. This transmission range or the range of the external device depends on their type and design, and may be a few millimeters to a few meters. Preferably, a range of between a few centimeters to about 1 m, to keep a radiation exposure to the patient low. The use of a passive RFID transponder unit in the sensor module according to the invention has the advantage that within the sensor module no battery or other type of power supply must be provided. This is on the one hand for reasons of space very advantageous, especially because an implantable sensor module for medical reasons should be as small as possible. On the other hand eliminates the problem of discharging batteries or other power supply units, which would require, for example, a replacement of batteries. Moreover, this embodiment has the advantage that the operation of the power supply only has to take place when energy is required to operate the sensor module according to the invention. For example, in the case of a time-limited acquisition of the physiological data, for example when the data is acquired at specific times, the energy supply can take place precisely at these times by the patient with the implanted sensor module moving the corresponding body part into the range of the external device, for example into the vicinity of the reader, brings. When the reader is switched on, a power supply of the sensor module can then take place, so that the sensor unit and the transponder unit receives the necessary energy to acquire and transmit the data to the external device. The body of the patient is also not burdened with batteries or similar components, which may contain, for example, toxic chemicals. In particular, with a time-limited acquisition of the data, the burden of the patient is considerably reduced by electromagnetic radiation, since radiation in connection with the energy supply takes place only at very specific times of acquisition of the data.

In a particularly preferred embodiment, the sensor module according to the invention comprises at least one identification unit which allows a sensor-specific identifier. The identification unit may preferably be electrically programmable storage units. Such storage units are easy to handle and provide a cost effective way to individualize electronic modules. In other embodiments, laser marks on the sensor module or the like can be used as identification units. The identification unit can be used, for example, as a component identifier in order to identify an already implanted sensor module and / or to enable unambiguous patient identification or assignment. A patient identification based on the identification unit is particularly advantageous in such cases when multiple patients are evaluated with comparable sensor modules in the same place. Patient identification avoids confusion of patient data. A sensor-specific identification can also be advantageous for protection against plagiarism or as proof of use for, for example, the manufacturer or the attending physician. By means of a sensor-specific identification, for example, an unauthorized reuse of the sensor can be prevented or detected.

As a carrier substrate for the sensor module, for example, a printed circuit board, in particular a foil printed circuit board or the like can be used. Furthermore, the carrier substrate can be a carrier matrix which carries the transponder unit and into which the sensor unit is embedded with particular advantage. In this way, the sensor module according to the invention can be made very small and compact, so that it meets the medical requirements in the provision of an implantable device.

A sensor module according to the invention, which is intended for implantation, is preferably equipped with corresponding components which are advantageous or necessary for the implantation. For example, a sensor module, which is provided for detecting the intraocular pressure, in addition to the actual sensor for measuring the eye internal pressure include an intraocular lens. By means of this intraocular lens, the sensor module can be placed in the eye of the patient in order to be able to capture the data or the intraocular pressure at this point.

In another embodiment, the sensor module according to the invention is provided for detecting the blood pressure. In this case, the sensor module preferably comprises a stent, which can be placed together with the actual sensor unit, that is to say in particular the blood pressure sensor and the transponder unit, in a blood vessel of the patient.

The measurement of blood pressure as a standard measurement in medical technology is conventionally non-invasive and extracorporeal. As a rule, an indirect arterial pressure measurement is performed by determining the arterial pressure with the aid of a cuff applied to the patient's arm. Although such a measurement of the blood pressure is very fast and easy to perform, it is subject to significant inaccuracies. Therefore, especially in the field of intensive care medicine is a direct measurement of blood pressure. In general, such a measurement is performed invasively extracorporeally by placing a catheter in an artery and delivering it to the outside. The invention, in contrast, provides an implantable blood pressure sensor which is used intracorporeally. In the sensor module, an RFID transponder unit is provided, which serves for electronic and non-contact transmission of the data to an external device. The sensor module according to the invention preferably comprises a stent, with which the sensor unit and the RFID transponder unit is placed in the body or in a bloodstream of the patient. In the sensor module according to the invention for blood pressure measurement, the blood pressure sensor and the RFID transponder unit, in particular an RFID chip, are preferably integrated with an antenna in the stent. The RFID chip performs the function of carrying out one or more pressure measurements, processing the measured values and, for example, performing a characteristic curve correction. In addition, the RFID chip monitors and regulates the power supply and transmits the data to the external device. This is preferably done by modulating a current in a receiver antenna of the external device, in particular the reader. The pressure sensor may be integrated on the RFID chip, for example. In addition, other partitioning is possible, the RFID functions and ensure the measurement. This sensor module according to the invention can be introduced into the body of the patient, for example, during an already performed stent operation, so that during and after the operation the blood pressure can be continuously or regularly monitored in a very accurate and reliable manner without any further impairment for the patient.

As a result, an intracorporeal blood pressure measurement becomes possible, in particular in the case of telemetric forwarding of the data, which permits a continuous or regular monitoring of the blood pressure of a patient in his normal environment. The measurement can be carried out very quickly and easily with very high accuracy. Various effects that occur in a conventional measurement of blood pressure, for example, by excitement of the patient in the doctor's office or hospital and due to the particular measurement situation, do not occur when using the sensor module according to the invention, so that the blood pressure can be detected very reliable and trouble-free can. This detection of blood pressure is particularly useful in high-risk groups of patients, e.g. in diabetics or hypertensives.

It can advantageously be provided that the sensor unit or the sensor units of the sensor module according to the invention are also provided for, for example, a blood pressure measurement or an intraocular pressure measurement for the acquisition of further physiological data or vital parameters. For example, it may additionally be provided that the body temperature, blood sugar values or other physiological data are detected.

By means of the further components of the sensor module, which are provided in the sensor module for the implantation, further therapeutic measures can be coupled. For example, in addition to the diagnostic function, such a stent can also fulfill a therapeutic function, for example the expansion or stabilization of blood vessels. The sensor module according to the invention is therefore particularly suitable for those applications in which the patient receives an implant for therapeutic reasons, which is combined with a sensor module according to the invention in order to obtain the corresponding physiological data, for example blood pressure or intraocular pressure. to be able to monitor or register for the longer term without further impairment for the patient.

The invention further comprises a measuring system for the acquisition of physiological data. This measuring system comprises at least one sensor module and at least one external device, for example a reader. The sensor module comprises at least one sensor unit for acquiring physiological data and at least one RFID transponder unit for electronic and non-contact transmission of the data to the external device. In this case, the sensor module is intended for intracorporeal use in an organism, in particular for implantation in a patient.

The external device of the measuring system according to the invention is preferably a hand-held device, a stationary device or a device which is intended to be attached to the body or to the clothing of the patient, so that the patient preferably carries the reading device always or at least regularly.

It is particularly advantageous for the physiological data to be transmitted telemetrically via the external device, e.g. be forwarded to a central receiving station in order to be observed and evaluated there preferably by medical personnel. With regard to further features of the measuring system according to the invention, reference is made to the above description.

Furthermore, the invention comprises a method for the acquisition of physiological data, in which a sensor module and / or a measuring system according to the above description is used. With particular advantage, the data read out by the external device are transmitted by telemetry, so that the inventive method for acquiring physiological data, for example, in the home environment of the patient without interference or inconvenience to the patient can be performed. Furthermore, this can significantly improve the medical quality of a therapy management.

Finally, the invention comprises the use of a sensor module according to the above description for the acquisition of physiological data of an organism. In the case of sen physiological data is in particular data on vital parameters of a patient. The capture of this data is preferably for human medical or veterinary purposes. With particular advantage, these data can be used for therapy management and / or therapy optimization. For example, this can be used to monitor the blood pressure of a patient over a longer period of time. These data can be evaluated in such a way that the patient's attitude is optimized, for example with antihypertensive agents.

The way of acquiring the physiological data may be adapted to the particular purpose of collecting the data. For example, the collection of data may be limited to certain times, such as hourly or once daily. On the other hand, it is also possible to record the data continuously. For this purpose, it may be provided that the patient carries the external device, in particular the reader, continuously on the body, for example on a belt or inside the clothing, so that constantly the acquisition of physiological data and their transmission to the external device and optionally a power supply the sensor module is possible.

In telemetric applications of the measuring system according to the invention, it is possible to externally control the times of acquisition of the data, for example, by the reader receives corresponding pulses from a central location, in particular the receiving station telemetrically transmitted data, so that the measurement times are specified from the outside and optionally directly controlled from the outside. This is preferably possible in the applications where the patient has the reader near him. In other embodiments, it may be provided that the reader transmits recognizable signals for the patient at these times, so that the patient can bring the reader or his body into the corresponding range of the reader for measuring and reading the data.

Further advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the figures in conjunction with the embodiments and the dependent claims. In this case, the various features can be implemented individually or in combination with each other. Short description of the figures

In the figures shows:

Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of the measuring system according to the invention;

FIG. 2 shows a sensor module according to the invention in cross section; FIG.

3 shows an inventive sensor module for detecting the intraocular pressure in a plan view;

4a shows a sensor module according to the invention for detecting the blood pressure in FIG

Cross section and

4b shows a sensor module according to the invention for detecting the blood pressure in FIG

Side view.

The schematic representation of a measuring system according to the invention shown in Figure 1 comprises a sensor module 1. This sensor module comprises a sensor unit 2 for detecting physiological data and an RFID transponder unit 3 for electronic and contactless transmission of data to an external device 4. In addition, the sensor module comprises an identification unit 5, which is suitable for the identification of the sensor module 1, in particular if the sensor module is located in the body of a patient, in particular if it has been implanted. The sensor unit 2, the RFID transponder unit 3 and the identification unit 5 may be implemented, for example, discretely or in other embodiments in monolithic integrated form. The external device 4 is for example a reading device in the form of a handheld reader. In other embodiments, the external device may be implemented as a stationary device. Particularly preferred is an external device, which is designed in the form of a mobile device, which the patient can wear on the body. The transmission of the data takes place by means of a high-frequency electromagnetic field which is generated by the external device 4. For data transmission, the sensor module must The external device 4 must be positioned in the vicinity of the patient with the implanted sensor module 1 in the range of the radio-frequency electromagnetic field of the external device 4 or be brought there.

The RFID transponder unit 3 is preferably a passive transponder which does not have its own power supply but is supplied with energy via the external device 4. The power is supplied via the electromagnetic high-frequency field of the external device 4. Again, the sensor module 1 must be in the range of the external device 4. The physiological data are forwarded by the external device 4, possibly in already processed or evaluated form, telemetrically to a receiving station 6. The telemetric transmission can be done via conventional telecommunications means. The telemetric transmission of the data may be wireless, e.g. by radio transmission, done. In other embodiments, the telemetry transmission may be wired, e.g. via standard telephone lines, done. The receiving unit 6 may be, for example, a computer in a doctor's office or in a hospital. The physiological data are evaluated via this receiving unit 6 by appropriate personnel, for example medical staff, and optionally processed. For example, these data can be used in the field of human medicine or veterinary medicine and serve a therapy management and / or therapy optimization.

When using the measuring system according to the invention, the acquisition and processing of physiological data, in particular of vital parameters of a patient, can be carried out very advantageously, since the data can be collected by the implantable sensor module for the patient without substantial impairment, for example also in the home environment. After a single invasive procedure for implantation of the sensor module, which can also serve therapeutic purposes in addition to the diagnostic purposes, the collection of data for the patient is no longer associated with any further intervention. For the acquisition and transmission of the data, it is only necessary for the patient to bring the sensor module or its body and the external device, in particular the reader, into spatial proximity to one another in order to achieve the same Data transmission and, where appropriate, to provide the power supply of the sensor module. The further processing of the physiological data can take place in that the reading device is read in a doctor's office or in the hospital by establishing a corresponding contact between the reading device and the corresponding receiving unit. In other embodiments, the reader may be placed in contact with a computer or the patient in the domestic area thereof to relay the data to the computer and from there by conventional means to the receiving unit, for example a computer in a doctor's office or hospital. This forwarding of data can also be done automatically. For this purpose, provision may be made for the external device 4 itself to be a laptop, computer or a comparable device, which enables an immediate forwarding of the data to a receiving device. Through appropriate interfaces to various EDP systems and / or databases, this system can be used very variably.

Via the central receiving device 6, it is also possible to control the external device 4 directly or indirectly in order to send signals for controlling the data recording. In this case, for example, it can be specified when acquisition and transmission of the data should take place by means of the sensor module to the external device 4. Thus, via the receiving device 6, the time rhythm of the data acquisition for the patient can be specified. For example, the external device 4 can be switched on and off via the receiving device 6, so that the data is acquired at the predetermined times. This is particularly advantageous when the external device 4 is worn on the body of the patient, so that the sensor module 1 is always in the range of the external device 4.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic view of a sensor module 20 according to the invention in cross-section. The sensor module 20 comprises a sensor unit 21, for example a blood pressure sensor or an intraocular pressure sensor. Furthermore, the sensor module 20 comprises an RFID transponder unit 22. The RFID transponder unit 22 is equipped with an antenna (not shown here) which is used for transmitting and receiving data or signals and for supplying power to the transponder unit or the sensor module 20 via a external device is provided. The sensor unit 21 and the transponder unit 22 are arranged on a carrier substrate 23. This can be a Printed circuit board, in particular a film circuit board. Preferably, a biocompatible flex foil is used for this, for example a polyimide flex foil. The sensor unit 21 is connected to the RFID transponder unit 22 via a wiring 24, in particular a gold bonding wire. Furthermore, the sensor module 20 according to the invention comprises an identification unit 25, which consists for example of photolithographically defined gold traces. The identification unit 25 is also connected to the RFID transponder unit 22 via a wiring 26, preferably a gold bonding wire. The units 21, 22 and 25 and the wirings 24 and 26 are applied and fixed on the carrier substrate 23 by means of a biocompatible material 27 and are hereby at least partially coated, so that a biocompatible encapsulation of the sensor module 20 is achieved.

FIG. 3 shows a sensor module 30 according to the invention for detecting the intraocular pressure, which can be used for eye diseases which are associated with altered intraocular pressure, for example glaucoma. Glaucoma is also one of the most common causes of blindness, as its most important risk factor is an excessively high intraocular pressure. Therapeutic treatment of glaucoma usually aims at a permanent reduction in intraocular pressure, which in many cases can be achieved by administering appropriate eye drops. However, this requires constant control of the intraocular pressure in order to be able to optimally adjust the treatment. However, if there is an incompatibility of the eye drops or if it is no longer possible to reduce the level of intraocular pressure with eye drops, various eye-pressure-lowering surgeries can be performed. In particular, in connection with such an operation, the sensor module according to the invention can be implanted with advantage to significantly improve the control of intraocular pressure and simplify.

The sensor module 30 includes an artificial ocular lens 31 suspended from an annular film 32. The sensor module 30 is intended for implantation in the eye of the patient. The annular film 32 of the sensor module 30 has a pressure sensor 33 as a sensor unit for detecting the intraocular pressure. Furthermore, the sensor module 30 comprises an RFID transponder unit 34, which may be, for example, a monolithically integrated application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an ASIC module or discrete can be made of eg standard components (semiconductor devices, passive electrical components). The RFID transponder unit 34 also includes a transmit / receive antenna (not shown). The annular film 32 is preferably a polyimide flex film. On or in this film, the sensor 33 and the transponder 34, for example, glued or embedded. In addition, an identification unit 35 is preferably provided on or in the film 32, which may for example consist of photolithographically defined gold traces and makes possible an identification or identification of the sensor module 30. This is particularly advantageous in the implanted state.

FIG. 4 a shows a sensor module 40 according to the invention for detecting the blood pressure in cross section. Here, in the region of the inner wall of a stent 41, which is intended for implantation, a carrier substrate 42, in particular a foil circuit board, is provided, with the units of the sensor module arranged thereon. In this cross-sectional view, a blood pressure sensor 43 can be seen on the foil circuit board 42. The foil circuit board 42 with the units of the sensor module located thereon, in particular the blood pressure sensor 43 and an RFID transponder unit not shown here, is surrounded by a biocompatible encapsulation 44 which fixes the units of the sensor module inside the stent and biocompatible sheathing of the units allows. As a result, the blood flow through the stent 41 is minimally impeded, if at all, so that the stent 41 can completely fulfill its therapeutic function in the bloodstream of a patient. FIG. 4b shows a side view of the sensor module according to the invention, which comprises a stent 41 and the various components of the actual sensor module. Visible here is the carrier substrate 42, which in particular carries the RFID transponder unit and the blood pressure sensor. Via the antenna 45, the exchange of data and signals between the RFID transponder unit and an external device, in particular a reading device, as well as the power supply of the sensor module takes place.

The sensor module 40 may be placed in an artery of a patient upon a required implantation of a stent. The use of stents in arteries has become the norm in coronary and arterial diseases. In the course of such an operation, the sensor module according to the invention can be placed so that during and after the operation, the blood pressure can be continuously or regularly recorded without further adverse effects and inconvenience to the patient and evaluated after telemetric transmission of the data and taken into account in a therapy accordingly.

Claims

claims

1. sensor module (1) with at least one sensor unit (2) for detecting physiological data and at least one RFID transponder unit (3) for electronic and contactless transmission of the data to an external device (4), in particular a reading device, characterized in that the sensor module (1) is intended for intracorporeal use in an organism.

2. Sensor module according to claim 1, characterized in that the physiological data on the external device (4) are provided for telemetric forwarding.

3. Sensor module according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the sensor module is implantable.

4. Sensor module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the physiological data are vital parameters.

5. Sensor module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the RFID transponder unit (3) is a passive transponder unit.

6. Sensor module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor module comprises at least one identification unit (5).

7. Sensor module according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor unit (2) is embedded in a carrier matrix of the transponder unit.

8. Sensor module (30) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor unit is an intraocular pressure sensor (33), wherein preferably the sensor module comprises an intraocular lens (31).

9. sensor module (40) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sensor unit is a blood pressure sensor (43), wherein preferably the sensor module comprises a stent (41).

10. Measuring system for recording physiological data with at least one sensor module (1) and at least one external device (4), wherein the sensor module at least one sensor unit (2) for detecting physiological data and at least one RFID transponder unit (3) for electronic and contactless transmission of the data to the external device (4), characterized in that the sensor module is intended for intracorporeal use in an organism.

11. Measuring system according to claim 10, characterized in that the external device (4) is a hand-held device, a stationary device and / or a device that is provided for attachment to the patient.

12. Measuring system according to claim 10 or claim 11, characterized in that the physiological data via the external device (4) are provided for telemetric transmission.

13. Measuring system according to one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the sensor module (1) has at least one of the features according to one of claims 1 to 9.

14. A method for acquiring physiological data, characterized in that a sensor module (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9 and / or a measuring system according to one of claims 10 to 13 is used.

15. Use of a sensor module (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 9 for the detection of physiological data of an organism.

16. Use according to claim 15, characterized in that the acquired physiological data are used in human medicine or veterinary medicine.

17. Use according to claim 15 or claim 16, characterized in that the physiological data are used for therapy management and / or therapy optimization.