Medical implant system
First Claim
1. Medical implant system with an implant made of a composite material in which glass fibers are embedded, a sensor element which is embedded in the implant and comprises at least one of the glass fibers being coupled to a measuring device which determines a physical property of the sensor element or its environment or changing of this property, wherein the glass fibers are embedded in the composite material as mechanical reinforcement in the form of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric or a fleece.
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Abstract
In the case of a medical implant system with an implant made of a composite material in which glass fibers are embedded, to obtain information on physical states of the implant in its environment it is proposed that a sensor element which is embedded in the implant and comprises at least one of the glass fibers is coupled to a measuring device which determines a physical property of the sensor element or its environment and changing of this property.
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- 1. Medical implant system with an implant made of a composite material in which glass fibers are embedded, a sensor element which is embedded in the implant and comprises at least one of the glass fibers being coupled to a measuring device which determines a physical property of the sensor element or its environment or changing of this property, wherein the glass fibers are embedded in the composite material as mechanical reinforcement in the form of a woven fabric, a knitted fabric or a fleece.
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