Elongate implant containing a structurally encoded pin, carrier and reading system therefor
US10779907B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2019/06271
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A carrier for retaining a plurality of implants each comprising a structurally encoded pin, the structurally encoded pin having a shape or surface characteristics discernable by an imaging modality such as x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, visible light, UV light, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and neutron imaging, from outside the carrier, the shape or surface characteristics representing structurally encoded data. The invention further discloses a carrier for viewing a plurality of implants, and associated reading systems for reading a plurality of implants. Finally, the invention discloses methods for reading a plurality of implantable devices retained within a carrier.
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