Magnetic Power Switching
AssigneeOrthosensor Inc.
InventorsGlenn Monroe, Wael Hazin, Matthias Verstraete
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Abstract
Disclosed herein joint implants with sensors and methods for activating sensors in joint implants. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant on a first bone and a second implant on a second bone of a joint. The first implant can include a magnet. The second implant can include one or more sensors, a processor, a battery, and a switch. The switch can couple the battery to the processor to power the processor and the one or more sensors when the switch detects a magnetic field strength.
Claims20
A joint implant comprising:
- a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint, and
- a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint, the second implant including:
- one or more sensors,
- a processor,
- a battery, and
- a switch,
- wherein the switch couples the battery to the processor to power the processor and the one or more sensors when the switch detects a magnetic field strength.
A method of activating a processor of a joint implant, the method comprising the steps of:
- coupling a first implant to a first bone of a joint, the first implant including at least one magnet, and
- placing a second implant adjacent the first implant to activate a switch in the second implant to couple a battery of the second implant to a processor of the second implant to power the processor and one or more sensors of the second implant,
- wherein the switch is activated by detecting a magnetic field strength generated by the magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.