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US 9,101,321 B1Granted
Unique device identification through high data density structural encoding
OwnerBrian Kieserinventor
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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.
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A system for identifying an implantable device, comprising:
- an implant body comprising at least one detectable element and indicia as a plurality of modifications to at least one surface of said detectable element, wherein said plurality of modifications includes an array of notches in said at least one surface of said detectable element;
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- a reader comprising a display for information associated with said indicia, wherein said indicia is discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.
A method of identifying an implant device, comprising:
- discerning indicia by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, said indicia comprising a plurality of modifications to at least one surface of a detectable element, wherein said plurality of modifications includes an array of notches in said at least one surface of said detectable element;
- accessing records associated with at least one of a plurality of implantable devices;
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- providing or storing information associated with said implant device based on said indicia and said records.
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A method of identifying an implant device, comprising:
- discerning indicia by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging, said indicia comprising a plurality of modifications to at least one surface of a detectable element, wherein said plurality of modifications includes an array of notches in said at least one surface of said detectable element;
- retrieving data contained within said indicia relating to said implant device;
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- providing or storing said data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.