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Medical implant device with RFID tag and method of identification of device

  • US 7,932,825 B2
  • Filed: 10/03/2007
  • Issued: 04/26/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of making an interactive information medical implant taken from a group consisting of orthopaedic and cardiac implants, comprising the steps of:

  • a) placing a fluid sealed microelectronics assembly mounted on a substrate, a sealing liner for sealing said microelectronics assembly on said implant is placed over said substrate protecting said microelectric assembly from fluid engagement, including an RFID integrated circuit chip with a unique binary code corresponding only to said medical implant, an antenna, and one or more interconnections operatively connecting said circuit and said antenna;

    b) exciting said RFID integrated circuit with energy emitted outside of a patient in which the implant has been implanted causing said RFID integrated circuit to transmit said unique binary code to a receiver connected to a computer;

    c) matching said received unique binary code with an identical code in a database indicating a manufacturer of said medical implant to identify said medical implant; and

    d) obtaining information about the physical characteristics of said medical implant.

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