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US 7,384,403 B2Granted
Wireless communication system for transmitting information from a medical device
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorJason T. 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.
Claims41
A medical device comprising:
- an orthopaedic implant comprising a tray to contact a bone and a stem to extend into the bone, the tray comprising a recess;
- a circuit board positioned in the recess of the orthopaedic implant tray;
- a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the orthopaedic implant;
- a memory unit mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor;
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- a transmitter mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor and the memory unit, the transmitter configured to broadcast the sensor signal.
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A medical implant comprising:
- a tibial tray to contact a planarized surface of a tibia, the tray comprising a plurality of recesses;
- a circuit board positioned in a recess of the plurality of recesses of the tibial tray;
- a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the implant;
- a transmitter mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor;
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- an antenna electrically coupled the transmitter and remotely located from the circuit board.
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An implantable bearing knee prosthesis, comprising:
- a tibial tray having a platform with an elongated stem extending downwardly from a lower surface of the platform, the lower surface of the platform having a recess defined therein,
- a circuit board positioned in the recess of the tibial tray;
- a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the implantable bearing knee prosthesis;
- a memory unit mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor;
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- a transmitter mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor and the memory unit, the transmitter configured to broadcast the sensor signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.