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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Timothy H. Lucas, Columbus, OH (US);
Andrew G. Richardson, Wynnewood, PA (US);
Firooz Aflatouni, Penn Valley, PA (US);
Mark G. Allen, Philadelphia, PA (US);
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
A sensory system for improving and/or restoring sensation to a foot or hand of a patient. The system includes at least one force sensor implanted subcutaneously within a finger or palm of a hand or on a plantar surface of a foot of a patient and a base unit that is worn externally by the patient or is implanted subcutaneously in the patient. The force sensor is configured to transmit wireless communication signals to the base unit in response to and concerning forces sensed by the force sensor, and base unit is configured to apply peripheral nerve stimulation based on the wireless communication signals received from the force sensor or to transmit the sensory data to a separate neural implant. The force sensor transmits the wireless communication signals to the base unit by magnetic human body communication (mHBC).