Wireless communication system for transmitting information from a medical device
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorJason Sherman
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Abstract
A medical device communication system may comprise a medical device and a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical device. The wireless communication circuit is configured to broadcast information relating to the medical device. The medical device may be one of a surgical tool and an implant configured for subcutaneous implantation in a living biological body
Claims58
A medical device communication system comprising:
- a medical device being either of a surgical tool and an implant configured for subcutaneous implantation in a living biological body, and
- a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical device and configured to broadcast information relating to the medical device.
A medical implant communication system comprising:
- a medical implant subcutaneously implanted in a living biological body, and
- a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical implant and configured to broadcast information relating to the medical implant outside of the living biological body.
A wireless communication circuit mountable to a medical device, the wireless communication circuit comprising:
- a memory unit having stored therein information relating to the medical device,
- an antenna, and
- a transceiver electrically connected to the memory unit and to the antenna, the transceiver configured to retrieve the information relating to the medical device from the memory unit and to broadcast the information relating to the medical device via the antenna.
A wireless communication circuit mountable to a medical device, the wireless communication circuit comprising:
- a sensor configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of a physical property of the medical device,
- an antenna, and
- a transceiver electrically connected to the sensor and to the antenna, the transceiver configured to receive the sensor signal and to broadcast a corresponding communication signal via the antenna that is indicative of the physical property of the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.