Connected implant with reflector
US12150745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/6878
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for evaluating the evolution of the structure of a subject's bone, the system including an implantable medical device including an implant body intended to be attached to the bone of the subject and at least one reflector coupled to the implant body, the reflector being configured to reflect an electromagnetic signal and being embedded in a surrounding tissue of the subject when the implant body is attached to the subject's bone and a calculation module configured to compute a parameter representative of the structure of the subject's bone, wherein the parameter is computed from a reflected signal corresponding to a reflection, on the reflector embedded in the surrounding tissue of the subject, of an excitation signal including at least one frequency in the characteristic frequency range of the reflector, the reflected signal being representative of at least one electrical property of the surrounding tissue.
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