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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
David Armbruster, West Chester, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A device, having a housing; a power source configured to supply electrical power to a conductive percutaneous implant in a circuit including the conductive percutaneous implant and tissue of a patient adjacent to the conductive percutaneous implant; an electrical sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of at least one electrical parameter of the circuit; and at least one data processing system having one or more processors configured to receive the signal and analyze the signal to determine at least one of a presence or change of infection of the tissue, and pass a control signal to the power source to vary the electrical power responsive to determining at least one of the presence or change of infection of the tissue.