Radio frequency identification and tagging for implantable medical devices and medical device systems
US7429920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/0031
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for radio frequency identification and tagging of implantable medical devices and their components are disclosed. A preferred embodiment includes tagging a device and its components with manufacturing information relating to the device and it components and with information identifying a patient using the device. The information can be automatically transmitted or extracted from the device when the device or its components come into communication range of an external programmer or other device adapted to read or sense the RFID information. Some embodiments of a system disclosed herein can also be configured as a component of an Advanced Patient Management System that helps better monitor, predict and manage chronic diseases.
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