System monitoring programmable implanatable transponder

Claim 1

A passive transponder comprising encapsulation means including therein receive antenna means for receiving an input signal from a signal source outside of said encapsulation means, and transmit antenna means for transmitting an output signal to said signal source, programmable memory means for storing data received by said transponder from said signal source, said programmable memory means being programmed in response to said input signal after completion of manufacture of said transponder, said programmable memory means having a plurality of memory addresses and said programmable memory means outputting an inhibit signal to prevent said input signal from reprogramming said memory means once each of said addresses has been accessed during programming; said output signal including said data stored by said programmable memory means, and said output signal being generated in response to said input signal; and data sequencing means; said data sequencing means receiving said input signal and said inhibit signal and generating a divided input signal having a frequency substantially less than said frequency of said input signal and sequentially accessing said programmable memory means at said input signal frequency when said inhibit signal is present and sequentially accessing said programmable memory means at said divided input signal frequency when said inhibit signal is not present.