Breast implant with analyte sensors responsive to external power source
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1. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material; and
a plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules includes a unique identifier specific to an individual chemiresistor sensor module of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules and is 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; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, each of the plurality of sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid adjacent to the shell, 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 filled with a viscous material; and a plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules includes a unique identifier specific to an individual chemiresistor sensor module of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules and is configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material; a plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules includes a unique identifier specific to an individual chemiresistor sensor module of the plurality of chemiresistor sensor modules; 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 chemiresistor sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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