Breast implant with covering and analyte sensors responsive to external power source
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1. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material;
at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell;
a gap between the shell and the at least one fluid-permeable cover; and
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned substantially equally from each other, each of the sensor modules positioned between the shell and the cover, each of the plurality of sensor modules including a unique positional identifier and each of the plurality of sensor modules configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source.
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Abstract
Breast implants including sensor modules and related methods are described herein. Breast implants include those with: a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, each of the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid between the shell and the cover, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier and is configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source.
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1. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell; a gap between the shell and the at least one fluid-permeable cover; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned substantially equally from each other, each of the sensor modules positioned between the shell and the cover, each of the plurality of sensor modules including a unique positional identifier and each of the plurality of sensor modules configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell; a gap between the shell and the at least one fluid-permeable cover; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned substantially equally from each other, each of the plurality of sensor modules positioned between the shell and the cover, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique positional identifier; at least one antenna; an energy harvesting unit attached to the at least one antenna; and at least one connection between the energy harvesting unit and each of the plurality of sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell at substantially equal intervals, the plurality of sensor modules positioned between the shell and the cover, each of the plurality of sensor modules including a unique positional identifier; at least one optically powered transducer configured to harvest optical energy from a source external to the breast implant; and at least one connector operably connecting the at least one optically powered transducer and the plurality of sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A breast implant, comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell; at least one energy-harvesting unit configured to receive non-electrical energy from an external source and convert the received energy into electrical energy; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell at substantially equal intervals, the sensor modules positioned to detect one or more biological analytes arising from biological tissue; a connector between the at least one energy-harvesting unit and the plurality of sensor modules, the connector configured to transmit electrical energy from the at least one energy-harvesting unit to the plurality of sensor modules; and at least one transmission unit attached to the plurality of sensor modules, the at least one transmission unit configured to initiate a signal in response to one or more of the plurality of sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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