Patent №
US 6,170,488
Granted
2001-01-09
Filed 1999
Owner
B.F. GOODRICH COMPANY, THE
Lab
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AI components
1
kr
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09275311
A device and system for remotely interrogating a diagnostic implant device utilizes acoustic energy to power and/or interrogate the device. Acoustic energy is utilized to excite the device from outside the body of a patient. By analyzing the response of the device to such excitation, it is possible to ascertain the condition of the device. Additionally, acoustic energy may be used to provide operating power to the device.
AI classification
Ownership
B.F. GOODRICH COMPANY, THE
assignment · 98610814
Assignors
SPILLMAN, WILLIAM B., JR., DICKENS, ELMER D., JR., WEISSMAN, ERIC M.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.