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US 2024/0261106 A1Published application
Implant With Identification Feature For Medical Imaging
AssigneeStryker European Operations Limited
InventorEric Tamweber
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Abstract
The present application relates to apparatus and methods for retrieving medical information using an identification feature on a medical implant in a patient. An identification feature presents as a different color from the remainder of the medical implant under medical imaging, which permits the retrieval of medical information pertaining to the medical implant and/or the patient.
Claims20
A method of identifying medical information comprising the steps of:
- imaging an implant implanted in a patient to generate an image of the implant, the implant having an identification feature;
- locating the identification feature in the image, and
- identifying the medical information based upon the identification feature.
A method of identifying medical information comprising the steps of:
- imaging an implant implanted in a patient to generate an image of the implant, the implant having a barcode or a QR code;
- locating the barcode or QR code in the image, and
- scanning the barcode or QR code to identify the medical information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.