Method and apparatus for the diagnosis and prognosis of active implants in or attached to biological hosts or systems

• US 9,205,270 B2
• Filed: 05/12/2011
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokomis Inc.
• Original Assignee: Nokomis Inc.
• Inventors: Pathak, Bogdan Amaru, Keller, Walter J. III
• Primary Examiner(s): Kundu, Sujoy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Malone, Steven J
• Application Number:
  US13/106,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,671 Days
• Field of Search: 702/19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37223 Circuits for electromagnetic coupling
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37229 Shape or location of the implanted or external antenna
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/37282 characterised by communication with experts in remote locations using a network
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2001/37294 Means for testing medical devices within the package prior to implantation

Abstract

A method and apparatus to measure and analyze electromagnetic emissions from implanted electronics to accomplish at least one of: detect and identify an active implant comprising electronics implanted in a biological host, diagnose the health of individual electronics as well as their health as an ensemble, and predict probable degradation of individual electronics, degradation of the electronic ensemble, and of the active implant in an automated fashion. The methods comprise filtering techniques to extract the information about the active implant'"'"'s electronics by filtering out relevant biological effects induced by the active implant'"'"'s biological situation. Said detection, identification, diagnosis, and prognosis are based on the measurement of intentional and unintentional electromagnetic emissions that emanate from the implant electronics of the active implant in a given biological situation.

Claims

1. An emissions measurement device for at least one electronic device implantable in a biological host comprising,

at least one antenna,

a receiver operable in a combination with said at least one antenna to collect unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) emitted by the at least one electronic device and is further operable to extract signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), said unintentional emission(s) being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by the at least one electronic device,

processing algorithms comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database,

a final scoring generating a score of said signature of the at least one electronic device, and

a data storage.

2. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is attached externally to the biological host.

3. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is positioned on an external epidermal layer of the biological host.

4. The emissions measurement device of claim 3, wherein said at least one antenna is a conformal antenna adapted to conform to the external epidermal layer of the biological host.

5. The emissions measurement device of claim 4, wherein material properties of said conformal antenna match an impedance of a tissue of the biological host.

6. The emissions measurement device of claim 4, wherein material properties of said conformal antenna match an impedance of the external epidermal layer of the biological host.

7. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said receiver comprises a self-tuning matching network connected to said at least one antenna to match an impedance of a tissue of the biological host.

8. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is a conformal antenna intended to conform to an external epidermal layer of the biological host.

9. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is implanted in the biological host.

10. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is positioned at a stand-off location from the biological host.

11. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the emissions measurement device detects the at least one electronic device implanted within the biological host.

12. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the emissions measurement device identifies the at least one electronic device implanted within the biological host.

13. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the emissions measurement device performs diagnostics on the at least one electronic device.

14. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the emissions measurement device performs diagnostics on the at least one electronic device, and

wherein the emissions measurement device receives a near field emission of the at least one electronic device to enhance an amplitude of said unintentional emission(s) collected at said receiver.

15. The measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is antenna structure located circumcentrically around the biological host that contains the at least one electronic device.

16. The measurement device of claim 15, wherein the biological host is moved through said antenna structure that surrounds the biological host.

17. The emissions measurement device of claim 15, wherein the biological host is located on a support structure that moves through said antenna structure for measurement purposes.

18. The emissions measurement device of claim 15, wherein said antenna structure is a loop antenna.

19. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna moves in relation to the biological host during measurement.

20. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said at least one antenna is mounted to a support structure that moves in relation to the biological host for measurement purposes.

21. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, which is configured to measure said unintentional emissions across at least one electromagnetic interface of a media with a relative permittivity greater than 1.

22. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, which is configured to measure said unintentional emissions of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host across at least one electromagnetic interface of a biological tissue.

23. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device stores implanted electronic device histories.

24. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, further comprising a device for storing biological host information for modifying said signature.

25. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the at least one electronic device during manufacturing thereof.

26. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the at least one electronic device at an implantation facility.

27. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the at least one electronic device to verify integrity of the at least one electronic device prior to implantation.

28. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an active implant and wherein the emissions measurement device is operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the active implant immediately after implantation.

29. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an active implant and wherein the emissions measurement device is operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the active implant periodically throughout a lifetime of the active implant.

30. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an active implant and wherein the emissions measurement device is operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the active implant during degradation or failure of the active implant.

31. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an active implant and wherein the emissions measurement device is operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the active implant using the at least one of emission after explantation.

32. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an active implant and wherein the emissions measurement device is operable, using said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), to measure and diagnose a state of the active implant during post failure testing of the active implant.

33. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, further comprising a device capable of detecting the at least one electronic device whose location within the biological host changes over time.

34. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of detecting the at least one electronic device that passes from inside to outside of the biological host.

35. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of interpreting electromagnetic emissions whose signatures are modified by at least one biological tissue layer.

36. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining at least one of a state of functionality and a state of degradation of the implant after the implant has been subjected to an electrical discharge.

37. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining at least one of a state of functionality and a state of degradation of electronic components in the implant after the implant has been intentionally illuminated to power the electronic components thereof.

38. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining at least one of a state of functionality and a state of degradation of electronic components in the implant after the electronic components have been illuminated.

39. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining an identity of the implant by analyzing said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s).

40. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device predicts a lifespan of any implanted electronics.

41. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device predicts a lifespan of the implant.

42. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) to provide health monitoring of at the least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

43. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) to provide diagnostics of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

44. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) to predict failure of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

45. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emissions to track at least one of a plurality of electronics aging effects on the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

46. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emissions to provide a non-invasive detection of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

47. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emissions to provide a non-invasive identification of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

48. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emissions to non-invasively locate the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

49. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device uses a measurement of said unintentional electromagnetic emission to provide health monitoring of the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

50. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device verifies that the at least one electronic device implanted in a biological host has been implanted properly.

51. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of detecting, identifying, and locating a non-stationary implant within the biological host.

52. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining if a non-stationary implant has been ejected from the biological host.

53. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of determining if the at least one electronic device is on or off at any given time.

54. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device determines a degree of change observed as the at least one electronic device degrades.

55. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device determines a degree of change observed as the at least one electronic device degrades, and ultimately fails, along with types of changes apparent in two different, but functionally connected devices.

56. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device comprises a library of devices and device signatures to compare and assess a health of the at least one electronic device.

57. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device comprises a substantially skull shaped fixture to compensate for at least one factor present in vivo for projection to a realistic environment when the at least one electronic device is implanted in the biological host.

58. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device comprises a protocol for signature collection to assure proper collection of signature data without damaging the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host.

59. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device elucidates differences between different categories of failures.

60. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device provides general electronic degradation characteristics that are general to any electronic implant.

61. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device provides general electronic degradation characteristics that are specific to subsystems of classes of electronics implant in cases where the at least one electronic device implanted in the biological host is not fully identified.

62. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, further comprising said one or both of biological effect database and electronic implant signature database, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant in the biological host and wherein said emissions measurement device uses said one or both of biological effect database and electronic implant signature database to provide for degradation detection of the implant.

63. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device provides the ability to complete health monitoring on non-implanted electronics.

64. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein the at least one electronic device is an implant and wherein said emissions measurement device uses changes in low power emissions from electronics embedded in the implant to determine health thereof.

65. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said unintentional emission(s) are enhanced by an electromagnetic field.

66. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic field is absorbed by the at least one electronic device and is subsequently re-emitted at a same or a different frequency as a frequency of the electromagnetic field and measured by the emission measurement device.

67. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic field is generated external to the biological host and projected onto the biological host.

68. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic field is generated internal to the biological host and internally launched into the biological host.

69. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device comprises a biologically analogous fixture to control for some of factors present in vivo or in situ for projection to a realistic environment when said at least one electronic device is implanted in the biological host.

70. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of observing multiple electronic devices in a single active implant simultaneously.

71. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of diagnosing a state of a degradation of multiple electronic devices in a single active implant simultaneously.

72. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of diagnosing a state of a degradation of multiple electronic devices in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations related to a single biological host.

73. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of diagnosing a state of a degradation of multiple implant electronics in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations in a plurality of hosts simultaneously.

74. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of predicting a future degradation of multiple electronics in a single active implant simultaneously.

75. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of predicting a future degradation of multiple electronics in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations related to a single biological host.

76. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of predicting a future degradation of multiple implant electronics in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations in a plurality of biological hosts simultaneously.

77. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of assessing a risk of a failure of multiple electronics in a single active implant simultaneously.

78. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of assessing a risk of a failure of multiple electronics in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations related to a single biological host.

79. The emissions measurement device of claim 1, wherein said emissions measurement device is capable of assessing a risk of a failure of multiple implant electronics in at least one of a plurality of active implants in a number of biological situations in a plurality of biological hosts simultaneously.

80. An emissions measurement device for at least one electronic device implanted in a biological host, comprising:

at least one antenna,

a receiver operable in a combination with said at least one antenna to collect unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) emitted by the at least one electronic device and is further operable to extract signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), said unintentional emission(s) being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by the at least one electronic device,

processing algorithms comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database,

a final scoring generating a score of said signature of the at least one electronic device, and

a data storage,

wherein said emissions measurement device is configured to measure said unintentional emission(s) across at least one electromagnetic interface of a biological tissue,

wherein said measurement device determines a degree of change observed as the at least one electronic device degrades,

wherein said emissions measurement device determines distinct electrical states for at least one component of the at least one electronic device, wherein the distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

81. An emissions measurement device comprising,

at least one antenna,

a receiver operable in a combination with said at least one antenna to collect unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) emitted by the at least one electronic device and is further operable to extract signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), said unintentional emission(s) being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by the at least one electronic device,

a data processing means comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database and generating a score of said signature of the at least one electronic device, and

a data storage means,

wherein said emissions measurement device collects at least one unintended signatures emitted by the at least one electronic device embedded, as an implant, in a biological implant recipient.

82. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates in a radio frequency (RF) range.

83. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates in a microwave frequency range.

84. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates at infrared wavelengths.

85. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates at infrasonic wavelengths.

86. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates at X-ray wavelengths.

87. The emissions measurement device of claim 81, wherein said emissions measurement device operates from DC to optical wavelengths.

88. A method to capture unintentional electromagnetic emissions from electronic device(s) implanted in a biological host, comprising:

providing an emissions measurement device which comprises a data storage means, a receiver operable in a combination with at least one antenna to collect said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) emitted by said electronic device(s) and is further operable to extract signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), said unintentional emission(s) being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by said electronic device(s), and a processing means comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database and generating a score of said signature of the at least one electronic device,

collecting at least one unintentional electromagnetic emission from an implanted electronic device by means of said emission measurement device,

encoding said at least one unintentional electromagnetic emission(s), and

storing said at least one encoded unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) on said data storage means.

89. The method of claim 88, wherein the method further comprises creating a machine readable model from at least in part from the at least one encoded unintentional electromagnetic emission(s).

90. The method of claim 88, wherein a set of collected unintentional electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states, wherein the distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

91. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

translating said at least one unintentional electromagnetic emission, wherein said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) being collected in a free-space environment to mimic electromagnetic emissions that would pass through a biological tissue in vivo.

92. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

providing a display,

determining, with said processing means, a predictive risk assessment value derived from at least in part from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) received by said receiver, and

displaying, on said display, a predictive risk assessment value to a user.

93. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

providing a display,

determining, with said processing means, a predictive risk assessment value derived from at least in part from said unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) received by said receiver,

displaying, on said display, a predictive risk assessment value to a user, and

wherein a set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states, wherein the distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

94. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

validating an intended communication of said implanted electronic device(s).

95. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

validating a radiation emission of said implanted electronic device(s).

96. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

applying at least one algorithm to said encoded unintentional electromagnetic emission(s) for diagnosis of damage level and to predict failure of said implanted electronic device(s).

97. The method of claim 88, further comprising a statistical signature database that is developed by measuring a plurality of signatures from at least one physical device.

98. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

developing electronic device signatures by inducing varying levels of deleterious damage to said electronic device(s).

99. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

correlating collected electromagnetic emissions data to a diagnosable feature of device health.

100. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

applying at least one algorithm, comprising an array of modules automatically selected to determine a health characteristic of said implanted electronic device(s), to said encoded unintentional electromagnetic emission(s).

101. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

providing a centralized database,

uploading, with said centralized database, a set of information to said data storage means,

wherein said set of information is selected from the group comprising an updated biological effect, an updated electronic signature, a specific biological situation information, a specific biological situation, a specific active implant'"'"'s history and a combination thereof.

102. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

providing a centralized database,

receiving, with said centralized database, a set of information from the data storage means,

wherein said set of information is selected from the group comprising an updated biological effect, an updated electronic signature, a specific biological situation information, a specific biological situation, a specific active implant'"'"'s history and a combination thereof.

103. The method of claim 88, further comprising:

selecting a set of information from the group comprising an updated biological effect, an updated electronic signature, a specific biological situation information, a specific biological situation, a specific active implant'"'"'s history, an at least one observed electronics degradation modes, newly observed biological effects and a combination thereof,

storing said set of information in said data storage means,

retrieving said set of information in said data storage means,

removing personalized data from said set of information,

providing a centralized database, and

retrieving, with said centralized database, said set of retrieved information having said personalized data removed therefrom.

104. A method to generate a dataset of unintentional emissions from electronic device(s) implanted in a biological host, comprising:

providing a first emissions measurement device which comprises a first data storage means, a first receiver, and a first processing means,

providing a second emissions measurement device which comprises a second data storage means, a second receiver, and a second processing means,

collecting with said first emissions measurement device, at least one unintentional electromagnetic emission from an implanted electronic device, said at least one unintentional emission being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by said electronic device(s),

encoding said at least one unintentional electromagnetic emission, and

storing at least one encoded unintentional electromagnetic emission on said first data storage means.

105. The method of claim 104, further comprising:

selecting a set of information from the group comprising an updated biological effect, an updated electronic signature, a specific biological situation information, a specific biological situation, a specific active implant'"'"'s history, an at least one observed electronics degradation modes, newly observed biological effects and a combination thereof,

storing said set of information in the first data storage means,

providing a centralized database,

retrieving, with said centralized database, a set of information from said first data storage means, and

uploading, with said centralized database uploads, said set of information to said second data storage means.

106. The method of claim 104, further comprising:

selecting a set of information from the group comprising an updated biological effect, an updated electronic signature, a specific biological situation information, a specific biological situation, a specific active implant'"'"'s history, an at least one observed electronics degradation modes, newly observed biological effects and a combination thereof,

providing a centralized database, and

uploading, with said second data storage means, said set of information to said first data storage means.

107. The method of claim 104, further comprising:

sharing of at least one electromagnetic emission from said implanted electronic device between said first emissions measurement device and said second emission measurement device.

108. The method of claim 104, further comprising:

sharing of at least one electromagnetic emission from the implanted electronic devices between said first emissions measurement device and said second emission measurement device.

109. A system for analyzing unintentional electromagnetic emissions from an electrical device implanted in a biological host, comprising:

a receiver,

an antenna electrically coupled to said receiver, whereby said receiver collects said unintentional electromagnetic emissions emitted by the implanted electrical device and extracts signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emissions, said unintentional emissions being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by the implanted electrical device,

a data processor comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database and generating a score of said signature of the at least one electrical device,

a data storage,

a set of collected unintentional electromagnetic emissions data,

a model derived from said set of collected unintentional electromagnetic emissions data,

wherein said data processor determines at least one characteristic of the implanted electrical device through an application of said model to at least one signal received by said receiver related to an observed electromagnetic emission from the implanted electrical device.

110. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states.

111. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, and a failed electronic function.

112. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

113. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states for implantable electronics, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

114. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states for implanted electronics, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

115. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states for at least one component of said implanted electrical device, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof, and

wherein the data processor determines at least one characteristic of at least one component of said implanted electrical device through an application of said model to at least one signal received by the receiver related to an observed electromagnetic emission from said implanted electrical device.

116. The system of claim 109, wherein said model is in part derived from a knowledge of a biological situation related to said implanted electrical device.

117. The system of claim 109, wherein said processor determines a predictive risk assessment value at least in part from at least one signal received by said receiver.

118. The system of claim 109, further comprising:

a display,

wherein the processor determines a predictive risk assessment value at least in part from at least one signal received by said receiver, and

wherein said predictive risk assessment value is displayed by said display to a user.

119. The system of claim 109, wherein said antenna functions at least in part in the near field to collect electromagnetic emissions from said implanted electrical device through at least one biological tissue layer.

120. The system of claim 109, wherein said of collected electromagnetic emissions data comprises electromagnetic emissions data from implanted electrical devices and non-implanted electrical devices, and

wherein said model correlates parallel histories of electromagnetic emissions data from implanted electrical devices and non-implanted electrical devices.

121. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data comprises electromagnetic emissions data from implanted electrical devices and non-implanted electrical devices, and

wherein said model selects a relevant subset of data from said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data based on at least in part from a detected biological situation.

122. The system of claim 109, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data comprises electromagnetic emissions data from implanted electrical devices, and

wherein said model selects a relevant subset of data from said set of collected unintentional electromagnetic emissions data based on at least in part from a detected active implant.

123. The system of claim 109, wherein said model is used to measure or diagnose at least one characteristic of said implanted electrical device to verify that said implanted electrical device has not been tampered with.

124. A system for analyzing unintentional electromagnetic emissions from an implanted electrical device, comprising:

at least one receiver,

an array of at least two antennas electrically coupled to said at least one receiver, whereby said at least one receiver collects said unintentional electromagnetic emissions emitted by the implanted electrical device and extracts signature components from said unintentional electromagnetic emissions, said unintentional emissions being separate or different from signals being intentionally emitted by the implanted electrical device,

a data processor comparing said signature components to one or both of a biological effect database and an electronic implant signature database and generating a score of said signature of the at least one electrical device,

a data storage,

a set of collected electromagnetic emissions data,

a model derived from said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data,

wherein said data processor determines at least one characteristic of an implanted electrical device through an application of said model to at least one signal received by said at least one receiver of an observed electromagnetic emission from the implanted electrical device.

125. The system of claim 124, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states.

126. The system of claim 124, wherein said set of collected electromagnetic emissions data represents or characterizes distinct electrical states, wherein said distinct electrical states are selected from the group comprising a nominal electronic function, a degraded electronic function, a failed electronic function and a combination thereof.

127. The system of claim 124, wherein said at least one receiver comprises at least two receivers each connected to a separate antenna of said array of at least two antennas.

128. The system of claim 124, wherein said at least one receiver comprises at least two receivers each connected to separate antenna of said array of at least two antennas, and

wherein each of said at least two receivers is configured to conduct a different signal processing approach on the at least one signal received by each of said at least two receivers.

129. The system of claim 124, wherein said at least one receiver comprises at least two receivers each connected to a separate antenna of said array of at least two antennas, and

wherein said data processor uses at least one algorithm to provide a diagnostic state of the implanted electrical device.

130. The system of claim 124, wherein said array of at least two antennas functions at least in part in a near field to collect electromagnetic emissions from the implanted electrical device through at least one biological tissue layer.