System and method of managing information for an implantable medical device
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1. A method comprising:
- collecting information related to manufacture of a first device, wherein the first device is an implantable medical device;
storing the information in a second device, wherein the second device is a radio frequency identifier (RFID) unit; and
updating the information stored in the RFID unit during manufacturing of the implantable medical device.
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Abstract
A method of collecting information related to manufacture of an implantable medical device, storing the information in a radio frequency identifier (RFID) unit, updating the information stored in the RFID unit during manufacturing of the implantable medical device, and transferring the information from the RFID unit to other devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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collecting information related to manufacture of a first device, wherein the first device is an implantable medical device;
storing the information in a second device, wherein the second device is a radio frequency identifier (RFID) unit; and
updating the information stored in the RFID unit during manufacturing of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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collecting information related to manufacture of a first device, wherein the first device is an implantable medical device;
storing the information into a plurality of second devices, wherein the second devices are RFID units, each RFID unit associated with a subassembly of the implantable medical device; and
updating the information stored in the RFID units during manufacturing of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method comprising:
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collecting information related to manufacture of a first device wherein the first device is an implantable medical device;
storing the information in a second device, wherein the second device is an RFID unit;
reading and updating the information stored in the RFID unit as manufacturing of the implantable medical device progresses; and
providing readable information stored in the RFID unit during an implant procedure for the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a first device, wherein the first device is an implantable medical device; and
at least one second device, wherein the second device is an RFID unit external to the implantable medical device, the RFID unit packageable with the implantable medical device, and the RFID unit containing stored information, the stored information including data related to manufacturing of the implantable medical device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method comprising:
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packaging a first device, wherein the first device is an implantable medical device;
packaging a second device with the implantable medical device and external to the implantable medical device, wherein the second device is an RFID unit; and
providing readable information related to manufacturing of the medical device in the RFID unit. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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