Implant with transponder marker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5674288
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08221706

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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.

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COLLAGEN AESTHETICS1850 EMBARCADERO ROAD PALO ALTO CA 94303

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Andrews, Winston A Danville, CA 9 1288
Knapp, Terry Russell Redding, CA 1 43
Monsees, Thomas Lawrence St. Louis, MO 1 43

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