Breast implant with regionalized analyte sensors responsive to external power source
First Claim
1. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material;
a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell;
at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the plurality of projections at a second end of each membrane, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; and
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments, 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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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; a plurality of projections extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the projections, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; 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 within one of the plurality of compartments, 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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43 Claims
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1. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the plurality of projections at a second end of each membrane, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier 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, 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; a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the projections at a second end of each membrane, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique 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, 30)
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31. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the plurality of projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the plurality of projections at a second end of each membrane, the at least one fluid-permeable cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the plurality of sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique 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 (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the plurality of projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments and configured to detect one or more biological analytes arising from biological tissue; 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 (42, 43)
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