Implantable contactless payment microchip

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Fall on an outstretched hand.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male

Undisplaced scaphoid waist fracture.

Small linear metallic electronic device in the dorsal soft tissues of the first webspace.

Case Discussion

The device represents a Walletmor (London, UK) microchip implant, used for contactless payment. The patient confirmed the device was implanted a year earlier.

Disclosure: I, Craig Hacking, have no actual or potential ethical or financial conflict of interest in relation to this device. This case is not intended to be a personal endorsement or recommendation of this product.

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