Wireless breach detection
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1. An improved implantable device having an exterior structure, wherein the improvement comprises a system incorporated into said exterior structure, which system emits a detectable wireless signal upon breach of said exterior structure.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for detecting wall breach in inflatable prostheses rely on intrusion of a body fluid or inflation medium to electrically alter a signaling circuit. In one embodiment, an open portion of a circuit is closed to enable or modify a transmitted signal. In another embodiment, electrical current is generated to power an electrical transmission.
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25 Claims
- 1. An improved implantable device having an exterior structure, wherein the improvement comprises a system incorporated into said exterior structure, which system emits a detectable wireless signal upon breach of said exterior structure.
- 14. A method for signaling breach of an external structure of an implantable device, said method comprising emitting an externally detectable wireless signal when the external structure has been at least partially breached.
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