Device for processing and transmitting measured signals for monitoring and/or controlling medical implants, diagnostic devices or biological processes

A system for monitoring bone healing in osteosynthesis and for processing and transmitting measured signals which correspond to implant parameters, the system comprising:

• a bone plate or an intramedullary nail;
• at least one sensor configured to measure strain in the bone plate or the intramedullary nail;
• an electronic signal processing device arranged in a biocompatible sterilizable covering and electrically connected to the at least one sensor, said electronic signal processing device being configured to process measured strain signals received from said at least one sensor into statistical data;
• a data memory arranged in said covering and electrically connected to said electronic signal processing device, said data memory being configured to store the statistical data received from said electronic signal processing device;
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• a data transmission device arranged in said covering and electrically connected to said data memory, wherein said data transmission device is a transceiver configured to transmit said statistical data stored in said data memory to a remote data receiving device which is connectable to an external data processing device and to receive data from at least one external device
• wherein the electronic signal processing device comprises an electronic data processing unit,
• wherein said electronic data processing unit comprises a minimum/maximum unit configured to identify minimum and maximum values in the measured strain signals received from the at least one sensor and to supply a count of cycles in the measured strain signals received from the at least one sensor above a predefined threshold to the data memory, and
• wherein said statistical data stored in data memory includes the count of the cycles above the predefined threshold and the minimum and maximum values identified in the measured strain signals received from the at least one sensor.