Disclosed herein is a stent device useful for maintaining the patency of a lumen while monitoring an intraluminal characteristic. The device includes a structure having a set of extendible bands that are capable of plastic deformation to form a scaffolding having an inductance, and further includes a...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US7452334?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7452334 - Antenna stent device for wireless, intraluminal monitoring
