Implantable sensor
AssigneeDepuy International Limited
InventorsYaacov Nitzan, Ben-Zion Spector
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Abstract
A sensor which can be implanted in a body part to collect data relating to the body part, the sensor includes a jacket which has a side wall which can be deformed inwardly, and first and second ends. A sensor part is contained within the jacket, and fastened to the jacket at or towards the first end of the jacket. The sensor part is at least partially isolated from compressive forces applied to the sensor which cause the side wall of the jacket to deform inwardly.
Claims18
A sensor which can be implanted in a body part to collect data relating to the body part, the sensor comprising:
- a jacket which has a side wall which can be deformed inwardly, and first and second ends,
- a sensor part which is contained within the jacket, and fastened to the jacket at or towards the first end of the jacket, so that the sensor part is at least partially isolated from compressive forces applied to the sensor which cause the side wall of the jacket to deform inwardly.
A method of making a sensor which can be implanted in a body part to collect data relating to the body part, the method comprising attaching a sensor part to a first end of a jacket which has a side wall that can be deformed inwardly so that the sensor part is contained within the jacket and at least partially isolated from compressive forces applied to the sensor which cause the side wall of the jacket to deform inwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.