Medical implant verification card
First Claim
1. An article of manufacture configured for facilitating verification of an as-implanted medical implant within a patient in possession of the article of manufacture, the article of manufacture comprising:
- a medical implant verification card having a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side,information designating a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of the patient on at least one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said MIVA designating information to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card;
an image showing a medical implant as actually implanted within a body of the patient on at least one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said medical implant image is an image produced by imaging the medical implant while still implanted within the body of the patient such that a resulting imaged depiction of the medical implant is dependent upon the manner in which the medical implant is implanted within the patient'"'"'s body; and
an image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant operation scar image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient.
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Abstract
A medical implant verification card (MIVC) having information provided on one or both sides thereof. Information for enabling access to a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of a patient is one the card. An image showing a medical implant as implanted within a body of the patient (e.g., reproduction of an x-ray image) is on the card. An image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient is on the card. The implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient. Implant identification information designating a type of the medical implant is on the card. Information designating a name of a surgeon having performed the operation for implanting the medical implant and/or information for contacting the surgeon is on the card.
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18 Claims
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1. An article of manufacture configured for facilitating verification of an as-implanted medical implant within a patient in possession of the article of manufacture, the article of manufacture comprising:
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a medical implant verification card having a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side, information designating a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of the patient on at least one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said MIVA designating information to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card; an image showing a medical implant as actually implanted within a body of the patient on at least one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said medical implant image is an image produced by imaging the medical implant while still implanted within the body of the patient such that a resulting imaged depiction of the medical implant is dependent upon the manner in which the medical implant is implanted within the patient'"'"'s body; and an image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant operation scar image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An article of manufacture configured for facilitating verification of an as-implanted medical implant within a patient in possession of the article of manufacture, the article of manufacture, comprising:
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a medical implant verification card having a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side, information designating a Medical Implant Verification Account (MIVA) of the patient provided on at least one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said MIVA designating information to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card; an image showing a medical implant as actually implanted within a body of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said medical implant image is an image produced by imaging the medical implant while still implanted within the body of the patient such that a resulting imaged depiction of the medical implant is dependent upon the manner in which the medical implant is implanted within the patient'"'"'s body; an image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant operation scar image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient;
implant identification information designating a type of the medical implant on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card; andinformation designating at least one of a name of a surgeon having performed the operation for implanting the medical implant and information for contacting the surgeon on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An implant verification article configured for facilitating verification of an as-implanted medical implant within a patient in possession of the implant verification article, the implant verification article, comprising:
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a medical implant verification card having a first side and a second side opposite, an account number corresponding to a medical implant verification account of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card; a reproduction of an X-ray image on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating the X-ray image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein the X-ray image shows a medical implant as actually implanted within the body of the patient while such that the imaged depiction of the medical implant within the X-ray image is dependent upon the manner in which the medical implant is implanted within the patient'"'"'s body; an image of a face of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said face image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card; an image of an actual implant operation scar of the patient on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant operation scar image to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said implant operation scar image shows a scar on the body of the patient resulting from actual implantation of the medical implant within the body of the patient; implant identification information on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card in a manner facilitating said implant identification information to be visually inspected by viewing the medical implant verification card, wherein said implant identification information designates a type of the medical implant; and surgeon contact information on one of said sides of the medical implant verification card, wherein said surgeon contact information includes a name of a surgeon having performed the operation for implanting the medical implant and a phone number for contacting the surgeon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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