Coded-sequence activation of surgical implants
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1. A device for implantation in a body, comprising:
- a receiver responsive to a trigger signal;
authentication circuitry coupled to the receiver and operative to distinguish an authentic trigger signal from a non-authentic trigger signal, the authentication circuitry being responsive to an authentic trigger signal to generate an actuation signal; and
an actuatable member coupled to receive the actuation signal, the actuatable member being responsive to the actuation signal to change configuration.
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Abstract
Implants responsive to spatiotemporal signal sequences, and methods of operating implants by transmitting spatiotemporal signal sequences.
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42 Claims
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1. A device for implantation in a body, comprising:
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a receiver responsive to a trigger signal; authentication circuitry coupled to the receiver and operative to distinguish an authentic trigger signal from a non-authentic trigger signal, the authentication circuitry being responsive to an authentic trigger signal to generate an actuation signal; and an actuatable member coupled to receive the actuation signal, the actuatable member being responsive to the actuation signal to change configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for implantation in a body, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first signal; a transmitter configured to send a second signal; and an actuatable member having a therapeutic function in the body, wherein the actuable member is configured to be actuated after both receipt of the first signal and sending of the second signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of accessing an implant in a body, comprising:
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identifying a spatiotemporal signal sequence corresponding to an access code for the implant; and providing the identified spatiotemporal signal sequence to the implant without physically contacting the implant. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of accessing an implant in a patient, comprising:
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receiving identifying information for the patient or for the implant; retrieving implant-specific data corresponding to the identifying information; generating a coded signal responsive to the retrieved implant-specific data; and transmitting the coded signal to the implant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of operating an implant in a body, comprising:
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receiving an implant-correlated spatiotemporal signal sequence; and responding to the implant-correlated spatiotemporal signal sequence by performing an action. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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