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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Establishment Labs S.a., Alajuela, CR;
Inventors:
Ezequiel Mejia, Woodbury, MN (US);
Randolph Keith Geissler, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Juan José Chacón Quirós, Alajuela, CR;
Assignee:
Establishment Labs S.A., Alajuela, CR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2006.01); B29C 41/02 (2006.01); B29C 41/14 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/12 (2013.01); B29C 41/02 (2013.01); B29C 41/14 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0096 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides, in various examples, an implant with a transponder embedded therein, and a method of identifying the implant while inside the human body. In certain examples, the method includes, for example, identifying an implant with an external reader and establishing a wireless communication between the external reader and the transponder. In an example, the implant is identified using information obtained during the wireless communication.