Breast implant with regionalized 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; a plurality of projections extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the projections, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell and positioned at a distance from each other, each of the sensor modules oriented to detect one or more analytes in a fluid within one of the plurality of compartments, 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 substantially filled with a viscous material; a plurality of projections including membranes, each of the membranes including a first end extending from an external surface of the shell, the projections forming a plurality of compartments adjacent to the external surface of the shell; at least one fluid-permeable cover attached to the plurality of projections at a second end of each membrane, the cover completely enveloping the shell and the plurality of projections; and a plurality of sensor modules attached to the shell, each of the sensor modules including a first sensor unit configured to detect a first analyte and a second sensor unit configured to detect a second analyte, each of the sensor modules positioned within one of the plurality of compartments, wherein each of the plurality of sensor modules includes a unique identifier and is configured to utilize energy transmitted from an external source.