Patent ID: 7932825

Claim:
A method of making an interactive information medical implant taken from a group consisting of orthopaedic and cardiac implants, comprising the steps of: a) placing a fluid sealed microelectronics assembly mounted on a substrate, a sealing liner for sealing said microelectronics assembly on said implant is placed over said substrate protecting said microelectric assembly from fluid engagement, including an RFID integrated circuit chip with a unique binary code corresponding only to said medical implant, an antenna, and one or more interconnections operatively connecting said circuit and said antenna; b) exciting said RFID integrated circuit with energy emitted outside of a patient in which the implant has been implanted causing said RFID integrated circuit to transmit said unique binary code to a receiver connected to a computer; c) matching said received unique binary code with an identical code in a database indicating a manufacturer of said medical implant to identify said medical implant; and d) obtaining information about the physical characteristics of said medical implant.