Method of rendering identifiable a living tissue implant using an electrical transponder marker
First Claim
1. A method for rendering identifiable a transplant member comprised at least in part of living tissue, said method comprising the steps of:
- encoding a transponder with information concerning said transplant member, andcontemporaneously transplanting said transplant member and implanting said transponder in a human,said transponder being encoded in a manner so that such information may be readily retrieved with a procedure which is noninvasive to the human.
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Abstract
A passive transponder may be encoded with a number or code of up to 64 binary bits and then associated with or mounted to virtually any living tissue implant for implantation in a human. After implantation, the transponder'"'"'s code may be conveniently read with a hand held electromagnetic reader which may merely be brought within proximity of the transponder. The encoded transponder may thus be read in a non-invasive procedure and without the use of any sophisticated or potentially harmful medical equipment or technology such as X-ray. The information encoded in the transponder may correspond to patient demographics and implant data to aid in tracking the implant'"'"'s progress and use for medical as well as legal reasons.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for rendering identifiable a transplant member comprised at least in part of living tissue, said method comprising the steps of:
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encoding a transponder with information concerning said transplant member, and contemporaneously transplanting said transplant member and implanting said transponder in a human, said transponder being encoded in a manner so that such information may be readily retrieved with a procedure which is noninvasive to the human. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for rendering identifiable a transplant member in a human, the method comprising the steps of:
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encoding a transponder with information concerning a transplant member comprised at least in part of living tissue, and transplanting said transplant member and implanting said transponder in a human, said transponder being encoded in a manner so that such information may be readily retrieved with a procedure which is noninvasive to the human. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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Specification