EP1895894A4 - Method and apparatus for monitoring implants - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for monitoring implants

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Publication number
EP1895894A4
EP1895894A4 EP06772893A EP06772893A EP1895894A4 EP 1895894 A4 EP1895894 A4 EP 1895894A4 EP 06772893 A EP06772893 A EP 06772893A EP 06772893 A EP06772893 A EP 06772893A EP 1895894 A4 EP1895894 A4 EP 1895894A4
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Prior art keywords
monitoring implants
implants
monitoring
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP06772893A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1895894A2 (en
Inventor
Shane C Mangrum
Daniel R Burnett
Noel L Johnson
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Novalert Inc
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Novalert Inc
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Application filed by Novalert Inc filed Critical Novalert Inc
Publication of EP1895894A2 publication Critical patent/EP1895894A2/en
Publication of EP1895894A4 publication Critical patent/EP1895894A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/12—Mammary prostheses and implants
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6846—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be brought in contact with an internal body part, i.e. invasive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2250/00—Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2250/0001—Means for transferring electromagnetic energy to implants
    • A61F2250/0002—Means for transferring electromagnetic energy to implants for data transfer

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Measuring And Recording Apparatus For Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
EP06772893A 2005-06-10 2006-06-12 Method and apparatus for monitoring implants Withdrawn EP1895894A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US68888205P 2005-06-10 2005-06-10
US73831705P 2005-11-21 2005-11-21
US76467306P 2006-02-03 2006-02-03
PCT/US2006/022761 WO2006135857A2 (en) 2005-06-10 2006-06-12 Method and apparatus for monitoring implants

Publications (2)

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EP1895894A2 EP1895894A2 (en) 2008-03-12
EP1895894A4 true EP1895894A4 (en) 2009-12-30

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EP06772893A Withdrawn EP1895894A4 (en) 2005-06-10 2006-06-12 Method and apparatus for monitoring implants

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP1895894A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2006257892A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0613214A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2611746A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006135857A2 (en)

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US20040122526A1 (en) * 2002-12-23 2004-06-24 Imran Mir A. Stomach prosthesis
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WO2006135857A3 (en) 2007-04-26
BRPI0613214A2 (en) 2010-12-28
AU2006257892A1 (en) 2006-12-21
EP1895894A2 (en) 2008-03-12
WO2006135857A2 (en) 2006-12-21
CA2611746A1 (en) 2006-12-21

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