An implantable, extractable probe for attachment to a vessel or organ. The
probe is made up of an elongate probe body having front and rear ends, and
top and bottom sides, the elongate probe body terminating in a flexible
tube. The probe has at least one biological sensor attached to the bottom
side of the probe body with at least one lead wire connected to the
biological sensor, and the lead wire extends through the flexible tube.
The probe includes a suture attachment wire for attaching at least one
suture to secure the probe body to a predetermined sensor site, the suture
attachment wire being releasably connected to the front of the elongate
probe body and extending through the flexible tube, at least a portion of
the suture attachment wire extending between the front of the elongate
probe body and the flexible tube such that it is spaced a predetermined
distance from the probe body. The probe may be secured to a predetermined
sensor site by attaching at least one suture to the suture attachment
wire, such that when the suture attachment wire is released, the probe
body is released for extraction from the body.