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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Kevin T. Foley, Germantown, TN (US);
Arjun S. Kurian, Memphis, TN (US);
Newton Metcalf, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/4566 (2013.01); A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0219 (2013.01); A61B 2562/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy transfer system includes a spinal implant having one or more antennae, and the spinal implant is configured to be positioned within a spinal area of a patient, and a relay device configured to be positioned within the patient between the implant and the skin of the patient when implanted. The relay device is configured to receive energy from a reader device located externally to the patient and convey at least a portion of the received energy to the one or more antennae of the spinal implant.