IN VIVO RFID CHIP
First Claim
1. An in vivo RFID chip implanted in a patient'"'"'s body, comprisingan integrated antenna formed on the chip, anda CMOS-compatible circuitry adapted for biosensing and transmitting information out of the patient'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
An in vivo RFID chip implanted in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising an integrated antenna formed on the chip, and a CMOS-compatible circuitry adapted for biosensing and transmitting information out of the patient'"'"'s body. In preferred embodiments, the CMOS-compatible circuitry is adapted to sense a chemical and/or physical quantity from a local environment in the patient'"'"'s body and to control drug release from the drug reservoirs based on the quantity sensed.
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10 Claims
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1. An in vivo RFID chip implanted in a patient'"'"'s body, comprising
an integrated antenna formed on the chip, and a CMOS-compatible circuitry adapted for biosensing and transmitting information out of the patient'"'"'s body.
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10. A method of interrogating biological systems, comprising the steps of:
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implanting in a patient'"'"'s body an RFID chip having an integrated antenna formed on the chip and a CMOS-compatible circuitry; sensing a physical and/or chemical quantity through a plurality of sensors integrated in the CMOS-compatible circuitry; converting the physical and/or chemical quantity into a measurable signal; and transmitting the signal out of the body via the integrated antenna on the RFID chip.
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