Programmable subcutaneous visible implant
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1. An implant for subcutaneous insertion beneath a skin surface, the implant comprising:
- a control module adapted to be located beneath the skin surface, the control module providing a display signal representative of an image to be displayed; and
a display device adapted to be located beneath the skin surface, the display device displaying the image through the skin surface based upon the display signal.
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Abstract
A subcutaneous implant for displaying various re-programmable information or decorative patterns beneath the surface of the skin of a person or an animal. A biologically inert subcutaneous implant is constructed of a flexible material so as to conform to the skin'"'"'s surface. The subcutaneous implant includes a battery for providing power to the implant. The subcutaneous implant also includes a receiver for receiving programming information from a user, and a display for displaying the programming information through the skin.
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19 Claims
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1. An implant for subcutaneous insertion beneath a skin surface, the implant comprising:
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a control module adapted to be located beneath the skin surface, the control module providing a display signal representative of an image to be displayed; and a display device adapted to be located beneath the skin surface, the display device displaying the image through the skin surface based upon the display signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An implant for subcutaneous insertion beneath a skin surface, the implant comprising:
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a sensor which receives a signal representative of information used to form an image, the signal transmitted from a location exterior to the skin surface, the information containing at least one of programming information and display information; a decoder, operatively associated with the sensor, which decodes the signal; a processor, operatively associated with the decoder, the processor forming an image signal using a sequence of programmed steps, wherein the programmed steps are based upon the programming information received by the sensor; a display driver operatively associated with said processor and which produces a display signal in dependence upon the image signal formed by the processor; and a display device adapted to be located shallowly beneath the skin surface, the display device operatively associated with said display driver and adapted to display the image through the skin surface based upon the display signal.
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19. An implant for subcutaneous insertion beneath a skin surface, the implant comprising:
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an infrared sensor which receives an infrared signal representative of information used to form an image, the infrared signal transmitted from a location exterior to the skin surface, the information containing at least one of programming information and display information; a frequency modulation decoder, operatively associated with the infrared sensor, which decodes the infrared signal; a processor operatively associated with the decoder, the processor forming an image signal using a sequence of programmed steps, wherein the programmed steps are based upon the programming information received by the infrared sensor; a display driver operatively associated with the processor and which produces a display signal in dependence upon the image signal formed by the processor; and a liquid crystal display adapted to be located shallowly beneath the skin surface, the liquid crystal display operatively associated with said display driver and having a two-dimensional array of pixels which are selectively activated based upon the display signal, whereby the display device is adapted to display the image through the skin surface.
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