Implantable reporting processor for an alert implant
US11045139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.
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