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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Chad Morgan, West Grove, PA (US);
Harry T. Hall, Iv, Downingtown, PA (US);
James M. Green, Portland, OR (US);
Geoffrey Flexner, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Charles E. Gelts, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Chad Morgan, West Grove, PA (US);
Harry T. Hall, IV, Downingtown, PA (US);
James M. Green, Portland, OR (US);
Geoffrey Flexner, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Charles E. Gelts, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
Depuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system includes: (1) an implant having at least one sensor and configured for at least partial insertion into a patient, a first one of sensors being in contact with a perimeter of a hole in a body portion of the implant for accepting a fastener; (2) a microchip associated with the implant and the sensor, the microchip configured to receive at least a first signal from the sensor; (3) a transmitter associated with the microchip for transmitting a second signal, representative of the first signal; (4) a receiver located outside of the patient, the receiver configured receive the transmitted second signal; and (5) a display device associated with the receiver, the display device configured to provide an audible or visual representation of the second signal to a user.