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US 9,414,891 B2Granted
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 radiopaque element and indicia as a plurality of detectable elements disposed within said implant body, wherein said plurality of detectable elements is an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within the implant body, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane;
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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 detectable elements disposed within said implant device as an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within said implant device, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane;
- accessing records associated with at least one of a plurality of implantable devices;
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- providing 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 detectable elements disposed within said implant device as an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within said implant device, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane;
- retrieving data contained within said indicia relating to said implant device;
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- providing said data.
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An implant device identifiable after implantation, comprising:
- an implant body comprising indicia, wherein said indicia are formed by a plurality of detectable elements as an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within the implant body and disposed within said implant device such that said indicia are discernible by at least one of x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging from a perspective substantially perpendicular to said plane, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane.
A system for identifying an implantable device, comprising:
- an implant body comprising at least one radiopaque element and indicia as a plurality of detectable elements disposed within said implant body, wherein said plurality of detectable elements is an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within the implant body, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane, wherein said indicia are discernible only from a perspective substantially perpendicular to said plane;
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- a reader for retrieving 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 system for identifying an implantable device, comprising:
- an implant body comprising at least one radiopaque element and indicia as a plurality of detectable elements disposed within said implant body, wherein said plurality of detectable elements is an array of embedded markers disposed along a plane within the implant body, wherein said array of embedded markers includes a plurality of columns of embedded markers and a plurality of rows of embedded markers disposed along said plane, wherein said indicia are not discernible from a perspective parallel to said plane;
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- a reader for retrieving 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.