System and method for transmitting orthopaedic implant data
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a controller, a patient in a passageway defined between a number of walls of a gate of a healthcare facility;
energizing a primary coil positioned in the gate to generate a power signal in response to the controller detecting the patient in the passageway;
receiving the power signal generated by the primary coil with a secondary coil of an orthopaedic implant implanted in the patient'"'"'s body;
receiving, with circuitry in the orthopaedic implant, an output signal from a sensor in the orthopaedic implant in response to receiving the power signal;
wirelessly transmitting implant identification data and the output signal from the circuitry in the orthopaedic implant in response to the receiving output signal from the sensor and the power signal;
validating, by the controller, security code data associated with the patient;
retrieving, by the controller, patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data and in response to validating the security code; and
updating, by the controller, an electronically-stored patient queue for the healthcare facility in response to receiving the implant identification data and retrieving the patient-related data.
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Abstract
A system and method for transmitting implant data includes an orthopedic implant, a wireless receiver, and a processing circuit electrically coupled to the wireless receiver. The orthopedic implant is configured to transmit implant identification data and implant sensor data to the wireless receiver in response to a power signal. The orthopedic implant may transfer the data over, for example, a wireless network. The processing circuit receives the implant identification data and the implant sensor data from the wireless receiver and is configured to retrieve patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data. The processing circuit may also be configured to update a patient queue, assign a patient room to a patient, and/or transmit the patient-related data and the implant sensor data to a client machine located in the patient room.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a controller, a patient in a passageway defined between a number of walls of a gate of a healthcare facility; energizing a primary coil positioned in the gate to generate a power signal in response to the controller detecting the patient in the passageway; receiving the power signal generated by the primary coil with a secondary coil of an orthopaedic implant implanted in the patient'"'"'s body; receiving, with circuitry in the orthopaedic implant, an output signal from a sensor in the orthopaedic implant in response to receiving the power signal; wirelessly transmitting implant identification data and the output signal from the circuitry in the orthopaedic implant in response to the receiving output signal from the sensor and the power signal; validating, by the controller, security code data associated with the patient; retrieving, by the controller, patient-related data from a database based on the implant identification data and in response to validating the security code; and updating, by the controller, an electronically-stored patient queue for the healthcare facility in response to receiving the implant identification data and retrieving the patient-related data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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