X-Ray Developable Identifying Element for Implant Information Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current implants lack a reliable method for medical personnel to access information such as brand, model, lot number, material, and origin outside the original medical institution where the implant was implanted, causing inconvenience for patients and users seeking medical treatment at different institutions.
Innovation Solution
An X-ray developable identifying element is integrated into the implant, featuring an X-ray developable material that displays an identifying pattern, such as a two-dimensional barcode, allowing information like brand and model to be accessed via X-ray imaging, enabling easy retrieval of implant details by medical personnel and users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If implant information is only recorded in the original medical institution's medical records, then the information storage is simple and centralized, but the accessibility of implant information to patients and medical personnel at different institutions is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The identifying element is embedded within the implant structure, with the identifying pattern nested on or within the body of the implant. This allows the implant to carry its own identification information internally, making it accessible through X-ray imaging without adding external complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
An X-ray developable identifying element serves as an intermediary between the implant and the information retrieval system. The identifying pattern on this element can be visualized through X-ray imaging, acting as a mediator that enables information access without requiring direct connection to the original medical institution's records.
2Loss of time
If patients must return to the original medical institution to obtain implant information, then the information accuracy is ensured, but the time and convenience for patients are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The identifying pattern is pre-formed on the identifying element during implant manufacturing, containing all necessary implant information (brand, model, lot number, etc.) before implantation. This preliminary encoding of information allows immediate retrieval through X-ray imaging at any medical institution, eliminating the need to return to the original institution while maintaining information accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If an X-ray developable identifying element is added to the implant, then the accessibility of implant information is improved, but the complexity of the implant structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
Only a specific portion of the implant (the identifying element with identifying pattern) is designed with X-ray developable properties, while the rest of the implant maintains its original structure and materials. This localized approach adds minimal complexity only where needed for information identification, rather than redesigning the entire implant system.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for convenient and timely access to implant information within the human body, reducing the need for patients to return to the original medical institution for information retrieval, enhancing patient care and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
the material of the identifying pattern is an X-ray developable material... the image of the identifying pattern can be displayed on an X-ray film when the identifying pattern is used in an implant implanted in the human body
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AI summary
Provided is an X-Ray developable identifying element for use in an implant, which comprises a body and an identifying pattern; wherein the identifying pattern is formed on the body or embedded in the body, and the material of the identifying pattern is an X-ray developable material. Provided is an implant comprising the X-Ray developable identifying element. The identifying element has the X-ray developable identifying pattern, so the image of identifying pattern will be displayed on an X-ray film after X-ray radiation to represent the origin of the product and model number, which allows the patients or users to identify the information of the implant implanted in their bodies. The present disclosure allows patients or users to obtain the information of the implant implanted in their bodies outside the body so as to improve the convenience of getting the information of the implant implanted in patients or users.