System and method for communicating with a telemetric implant
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsSied W. Janna, Darren James Wilson, Martin S. Goodchild, Peter A. Brady
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Abstract
A telemetric system includes a telemetric implant, a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant, and an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant. The antenna has a first coil, a second coil, and a connector. The first coil is electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allows for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other. The antenna may be used to send radio-frequency power to the telemetric implant and receives data from the telemetric implant.
Claims17
A telemetric system comprising:
- a. a telemetric implant;
- b. a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant;
- c. an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant, the antenna having a first coil, a second coil, and a connector, the first coil being electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allowing for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other;
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- d. a mounting assembly having a first portion and a second portion, the first coil mounted to the first portion and the second coil mounted to the second portion, the connector allowing movement of the first portion relative to the second portion.
A telemetric system comprising:
- a telemetric implant comprising a power supply circuit, an oscillator circuit, and a load modulator circuit;
- a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant, the reader unit comprising a microcontroller, a coil driver and reader, a frequency counter, and an amplifier;
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- an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant, the antenna having a first coil, a second coil, and a connector, the first coil being electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allowing for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other.
A telemetric system comprising:
- a telemetric implant;
- a reader unit adapted to read signals from the telemetric implant;
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- an antenna adapted for connection to the reader unit and to receive signals from the telemetric implant, the antenna having a first coil, a second coil, and a connector, the first coil being electrically connected to the second coil, and the connector allowing for movement of the first and second coils relative to each other,
- wherein the antenna is configured to send radio-frequency power to the telemetric implant and to receive data from the telemetric implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.