Intelligent medical implant and monitoring system
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1. An intelligent medical implant and monitoring system comprising:
- an implant with a communication device;
an inserter for inserting the implant;
a reader that operates to broadcast a signal specific to the communication device causing the communication device to respond with a unique identifier; and
an external database for storing and providing access to information keyed to the unique identifier from the communication device;
wherein the inserter comprises circuitry for communicating with the communication device and storing the unique identifier in the communication device during an insertion process.
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Abstract
An intelligent medical implant and monitoring system includes an implant with a communication device, an inserter for inserting the implant, a reader that operates to broadcast a signal specific to the particular communication device that causes the communication device to respond with a unique identifier, and an external database for storing and providing access to information keyed to the unique identifier of the communication device.
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1. An intelligent medical implant and monitoring system comprising:
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an implant with a communication device; an inserter for inserting the implant; a reader that operates to broadcast a signal specific to the communication device causing the communication device to respond with a unique identifier; and an external database for storing and providing access to information keyed to the unique identifier from the communication device; wherein the inserter comprises circuitry for communicating with the communication device and storing the unique identifier in the communication device during an insertion process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An intelligent medical implant and monitoring system comprising:
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an implant with a communication device; an inserter for inserting the implant; a reader that operates to broadcast a signal specific to the communication device causing the communication device to respond with a unique identifier; and an external database for storing and providing access to information keyed to the unique identifier from the communication device; wherein the inserter comprises a wireless interface for communicating with one or more display devices; and wherein the inserter is configured to utilize the wireless interface to communicate with the reader for uploading the unique identifier to the external database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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