System and method for transmitting orthopaedic implant data

An orthopaedic implant comprising

• a platform having a bottom surface;
• a stem secured to the bottom surface of the platform and extending downwardly therefrom;
• a housing coupled to the stem having a chamber defined therein;
• a bobbin positioned in the chamber, the bobbin including an end plate having an upper surface extending parallel to the bottom surface of the platform in a medial-lateral direction;
• and
• a secondary coil positioned in the chamber of the housing and having a plurality of coil turns about a longitudinal axis, each coil turn of the plurality of coil turns of the secondary coil being positioned in a corresponding reference plane extending in an anterior-posterior direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the end plate,
• wherein when the orthopaedic implant is implanted in a patient (i) the corresponding reference planes are capable of being oriented substantially parallel with a sagittal plane of a body of the patient and (ii) the longitudinal axis is capable of being oriented substantially orthogonal to the sagittal plane of the body of the patient.

An orthopaedic implant comprising:

• a platform having a bottom surface;
• a stem secured to the bottom surface of the platform and extending downwardly therefrom;
• a housing coupled to the stem having a chamber defined therein;
• and
• a secondary coil having a plurality of coil turns in registry with each other about a longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis extending in a first direction parallel to the bottom surface of the platform, each coil turn of the secondary coil being positioned in a corresponding reference plane extending orthogonal to the longitudinal axis,
• wherein the secondary coil is positioned in the chamber of the housing such that (i) the corresponding reference planes are capable of being oriented substantially parallel with a sagittal plane of a body of a patient and (ii) the longitudinal axis is capable of being oriented substantially orthogonal to the sagittal plane of the body of the patient when the orthopaedic implant is implanted in the patient and the patient is in a standing position.