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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 11684307 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2020

Radiographic discernable sensors and orthopedic applications for same

Applicant:

Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey Anker, Greenville, SC (US);

Caleb Behrend, Pittsford, NY (US);

John Desjardins, Clemson, SC (US);

Assignee:

Clemson University Research Foundation, Clemson, SC (US);

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Brian A Dukert

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); G01L 1/24 (2006.01); G01L 1/25 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); G01L 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/1071 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/505 (2013.01); A61B 17/72 (2013.01); A61B 17/80 (2013.01); G01L 1/24 (2013.01); G01L 1/25 (2013.01); G01L 19/086 (2013.01);
Abstract

Implantable sensors for determining bone health that can be utilized in conjunction with orthopedic implants are described. The sensors can include passive strain gauges or passive chemical sensors that can be read by radiographic imaging techniques. Sensors can be affixed to implantable support devices so as to non-invasively monitor the effect of load on the implant; for instance, to provide a quantitative assessment of when a fracture is sufficiently healed to allow safe weight-bearing upon the limb. Alternatively, sensors can monitor the health of a local implant area; for instance, to monitor the implant area of early stage infection or healing of a fusion procedure.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Anker, Jeffrey. (2023). Radiographic discernable sensors and orthopedic applications for same (U.S. Patent No. 11684307). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11684307

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