Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for transdermal communication

US5217011A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
13References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateJun 20, 1989
Grant dateJun 8, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 20, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/36038
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transdermal communication apparatus and method is disclosed which utilizes a Hall Effect sensor to be implanted within a body and which acts to receive communication transmissions from an externally placed source. The sensor provides improvements relative to the ease of implantations, reliability, speed of processing, and communication integrity.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.