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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1994
Terry Russell Knapp, Redding, CA (US);
Thomas Lawrence Monsees, St. Louis, MO (US);
Winston A Andrews, Danville, CA (US);
LipoMatrix, Inc., Tortola, VG;
Abstract
A passive transponder may be encoded with a number or code of up to 64 binary bits and then mounted to virtually any prosthesis implanted in a human, such as a breast implant. After implantation, the transponder's code may be conveniently read with a hand held electromagnetic reader which may merely be brought within proximity of the transponder. The encoded transponder may thus be read in a non-invasive procedure and without the use of any sophisticated or potentially harmful medical equipment or technology such as X-ray. The information encoded in the transponder may correspond to patient demographics and implant data to aid in tracking the implant's manufacturer and use for medical as well as legal reasons.