RFID DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A process for identifying a medical implant within a patient, comprising the steps of:
- associating a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with an active implantable medical device (AIMD), or a leadwire system for the AIMD, or both, the RFID tag being readable or readable/writable and having previously stored retrievable information relating to the AIMD, its leadwire system, or both;
interrogating the RFID tag; and
retrieving information from the RFID tag relating to the AIMD, its leadwire system, or both.
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Abstract
A system for identifying active implantable medical devices (AIMD) and lead systems implanted in a patient using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having retrievable information relating to the AIMD, lead system and/or patient. The RFID tag may store information about the AIMD manufacturer, model number, serial number; leadwire system placement information and manufacturer information; MRI compatibility due to the incorporation of bandstop filters; patient information, and physician and/or hospital information and other relevant information. The RFID tag may be affixed or disposed within the AIMD or leadwires of the lead system, or surgically implanted within a patient adjacent to the AIMD or leadwire system.
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66 Claims
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1. A process for identifying a medical implant within a patient, comprising the steps of:
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associating a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with an active implantable medical device (AIMD), or a leadwire system for the AIMD, or both, the RFID tag being readable or readable/writable and having previously stored retrievable information relating to the AIMD, its leadwire system, or both; interrogating the RFID tag; and retrieving information from the RFID tag relating to the AIMD, its leadwire system, or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for identifying a medical implant within a patient, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with the medical implant, the RFID tag having retrievable information relating to the medical implant and, optionally, the patient, wherein the retrievable information includes information pertaining to the medical implant or its associated leadwire system, or both; and means for changing the retrievable information to correspond to changes in characteristics of the medical device, the associated leadwire system, or the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for retrieving medical information from a patient, comprising:
a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with a medical implant, the RFID tag having retrievable information relating to the medical implant, the patient, or both, wherein the retrievable information includes information pertaining to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility of the medical implant or an associated leadwire system (if present), or both. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A process for identifying a medical implant within a patient, comprising the steps of:
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associating a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with a medical implant, a leadwire system for the medical implant (if present), or both, the RFID tag being readable or readable/writable and having previously stored retrievable information relating to the medical implant, its leadwire system, or both; interrogating the RFID tag; and retrieving information from the RFID tag relating to the medical implant, its leadwire system, or both. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for identifying a medical implant within a patient, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with a medical implant, the RFID tag having retrievable information relating to the medical implant and, optionally, the patient, wherein the retrievable information includes information pertaining the medical implant or its associated leadwire system, or both; and means for writing information to the RFID tag pertaining to characteristics of the medical device, an associated leadwire system (if present), or the patient. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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