Patent Document ID: 9031284
Application ID: 13730038
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-implemented method for identifying an object implanted in a being, the method comprising: acquiring, by a computer, a first internal medical image of the object from a first perspective; acquiring, by the computer, a second internal medical image of the object from a second perspective different than the first perspective; receiving, by the computer, descriptive information about the object that is in addition to the first and second internal medical images; identifying, by the computer, the object based on the first internal medical image, the second internal medical image, and the descriptive information wherein the computer determines a list of a plurality of possible matching objects based on the first and second internal medical images and identifies the object from the list; determining one or more operational characteristics of the object based on the identifying of the object; and transmitting, by the computer, the one or more operational characteristics of the object.