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.
Claims20
A prosthetic disc, comprising:
- a resilient core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one sidewall;
- at least one sensor disposed in or on the resilient core;
- a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a signal representative of a sensed condition;
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- at least one mechanism configured to control, influence, or alter conditions of the resilient core.
A method of adjusting the stiffness of prosthetic spinal disc, comprising:
- providing a resilient core having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one sidewall;
- providing at least one sensor disposed in or on the resilient core;
- sensing a condition of the resilient core using the at least one sensor;
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- adjusting a stiffness of the resilient core in response to the sensed condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.