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Medical implant with safety feature

US8634918B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2009
Grant dateJan 21, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N1/37217
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical implant, comprising: a hermetically sealed housing; and a hermeticity failure sensor configured to detect a failure in the hermeticity of the housing, and, following a failure detection, trigger one or more additional operations.

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