Breast implant with covering, analyte sensors and internal power source
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1. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell and defining a gap between the shell and the cover into which a bodily fluid is permitted to pass;
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes indicative of abnormal cellular growth in the bodily fluid between the shell and the cover in the gap, the sensor modules positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; and
at least one power source operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules.
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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; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid between the shell and the cover, the sensor modules positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; and at least one power source operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules.
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1. A breast implant comprising:
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a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material; at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell and defining a gap between the shell and the cover into which a bodily fluid is permitted to pass; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes indicative of abnormal cellular growth in the bodily fluid between the shell and the cover in the gap, the sensor modules positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; and at least one power source operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 41)
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12. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell and defining a gap between the shell and the cover into which a bodily fluid is permitted to pass;
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier, each of the plurality of sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes indicative of abnormal cell growth in the bodily fluid between the shell and the cover in the gap;
at least one processor operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules; and
at least one power source operably attached to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
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25. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell and defining a gap between the shell and the cover into which a bodily fluid is permitted to pass;
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes indicative of abnormal cellular growth in the bodily fluid between the shell and the cover in the gap and wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier;
at least one processor operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules;
at least one power source operably attached to the at least one processor; and
at least one transmission unit operably attached to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
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38. A breast implant comprising:
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
at least one fluid-permeable cover, the cover completely enveloping the shell and defining a gap between the shell and the cover into which a bodily fluid is permitted to pass;
a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules configured to detect one or more biological analytes in the bodily fluid between the shell and the cover in the gap, the one or more biological analytes indicative of abnormal cellular growth arising from biological tissue;
at least one transmission unit attached to the plurality of sensor modules; and
at least one power source attached to the plurality of sensor modules and to the transmission unit. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
- a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material;
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