Artificial disk with sensors
AssigneeAxiomed, LLC
InventorsKingsley Chin, Jeremy Crossgrove, Jake Lubinski
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Abstract
A prosthetic disc can take the form of a sensing artificial disc that includes a resilient core and at least one sensor configured to sense one or more conditions within and/or experienced by the disc. The sensing artificial disc can serve as a replacement to a failed or injured disc between two vertebrae of a spine. The sensing artificial disc can include at least one element configured to change a condition or property of the resilient core in response to a condition sensed by the at least one sensor. A prosthetic disc can include therapeutic system configured to deliver medication to the body, which can include a reservoir of medication.
Claims10
A prosthetic intervertebral disc, comprising:
- a resilient core having a vertebrae-contacting top surface, a vertebrae-contacting bottom surface, and at least one sidewall;
- at least one sensor disposed in or on the resilient core, the at least one sensor including one or more sensors configured to sense conditions of the resilient core;
- a processor disposed within the resilient core and operatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the processor configured to process data, information, and/or signals from the at least one sensor;
- at least one data storage device disposed within the resilient core and operatively coupled to at least one sensor, the at least one data storage device configured to store data representing sensed conditions;
- a transmitter disposed in or on the resilient core configured to wirelessly transmit a signal representative of and/or determined based on the sensed conditions to an external location and/or device;
- a therapeutic delivery system comprising at least one medication disposed within the resilient core, wherein the therapeutic delivery system is configured to release the at least one medication in response to sensed condition;
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- a wirelessly-chargeable power source disposed within the resilient core, the wirelessly-chargeable power source operatively coupled to an induction charger and operatively coupled to the processor, the at least one sensor, the at least one data storage device, and the transmitter,
- wherein the induction charger is disposed in or on the resilient core and configured to charge the wirelessly-chargeable power source,
- wherein the power source and induction charger are disposed in a spaced stacked arrangement relative to a vertical axis of the prosthetic disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.