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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Brian Kieser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Brian Kieser, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/4494 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61B 5/7495 (2013.01);
Abstract
An implant device identifiable after implantation comprises a main portion of the implant device and a coded portion of the implant device. The coded portion comprises a radiopaque element and indicia on the radiopaque element or indicia as a plurality of radiopaque elements disposed within the coded portion. The indicia are discernible by x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging.