Breast implant with analyte sensors and internal power source

US9211185B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Elwha LLC · US

Inventors

• Edward S. Boyden · Sharon, US
• Gregory J. Della Rocca · Columbia, US
• Daniel Hawkins · Pleasanton, US
• Roderick A. Hyde · Redmond, US
• Robert Langer · Newton, US
• Eric C. Leuthardt · Chesterfield, US
• Terence Myckatyn · Chesterfield, US
• Parag Jitendra Parikh · Chesterfield, US
• Dennis J. Rivet · Chesapeake, US
• Joshua S. Shimony · Chesterfield, US
• Michael A. Smith · Phoenix, US
• Elizabeth A. Sweeney · Seattle, US
• Clarence T. Tegreene · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 13, 2012
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Apr 3, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2/12
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Breast implants including sensor modules and related methods are described herein. Breast implants include those with: a shell configured to be substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid adjacent to the shell, the sensor modules positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; and at least one power source operably attached to the plurality of sensor modules.