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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2021
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Arjun Siby-Kurian, Memphis, TN (US);
Chris E. Johnson, Germantown, TN (US);
Richard L. Brown, Mesa, AZ (US);
Richard W. Franks, Collierville, TN (US);
Newton Metcalf, Memphis, TN (US);
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant is disclosed. The load sensing assembly may include: a set screw having a drive interface, a lower cavity for receiving a cover, the cover including a protrusion that may engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly may further include an antenna, and at least one sensor having an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit is positioned within a sealed cavity of the set screw. In some embodiments, a connecting wire extends through a through hole of the set screw and into the sealed cavity to connect the antenna with the at least one sensor. In some embodiments, the cap is welded to the set screw, the through hole is filled with an insulative material, and the sealed cavity of the set screw is hermitically sealed.