Breast implant with analyte sensors responsive to external power source

摘要

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; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, each of the plurality of sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid adjacent to the shell, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier and is configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source.

主权项

1. A breast implant comprising: a shell configured to be filled with a viscous material; a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier; a porous cover positioned over at least one of the plurality of sensor modules, the at least one of the plurality of sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid between the shell and the porous cover; at least one antenna; an energy harvesting unit attached to the at least one antenna, the energy harvesting unit configured to receive optical energy from an external source and convert the received energy into electrical energy; and at least one connection between the energy harvesting unit and each of the plurality of sensor modules.