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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2023
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Paden Troxell, Conshohocken, PA (US);
David C. Paul, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A medical implant includes an implant component configured to be implanted in a patient, an electrode array, an energy storage device, a wireless communication interface, and implant circuitry. The electrode array includes sensor electrodes spaced apart on the implant component. The energy storage device, wireless communication interface, and implant circuitry are inside the implant component. The wireless communication interface is configured to communicate with a wireless receiver that is separate from the medical implant. The implant circuitry is operative to supply voltage to at least one of the sensor electrodes to measure electrical and/or chemical characteristics associated with when a biofilm is forming on the implant component, and communicate signaling indicating the electrical and/or chemical characteristics through the wireless communication interface.