Orthopaedic Implant Load Sensor And Method Of Interpreting The Same
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1. A sensor device comprising:
- a base plate havinga base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, anda base plate top surface;
a conformable sensor includinga sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements, anda conformable mat,wherein the conformable mat supports the sensor matrix;
an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface,the conformable sensor operably connected to the implant and being associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface,the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface.
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Abstract
Joint implant sensors, methods of using the same, and methods of aligning permanent implants are described herein. A device for providing intraoperative in vivo diagnostics of loads having at least one load sensor associated with the implant, and at least one signal processing device operatively coupled with the sensors. The signal processing device is operable to receive the output signal from the sensors and transmit a corresponding signal.
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38 Claims
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1. A sensor device comprising:
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a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable sensor including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements, and a conformable mat, wherein the conformable mat supports the sensor matrix; an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor operably connected to the implant and being associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A sensor device comprising:
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a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements arranged in a conformable mat, an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor being operably connected to the implant and associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of using a sensor device to measure joint characteristics during joint replacement or joint implant revision, the method comprising:
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a) providing sensor device including a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable sensor including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements; and
a conformable mat, the conformable mat supports the sensor matrix;an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor being operably connected to the sensor implant and associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface, b) making an incision in a patient to expose the joint and removing one of the group consisting of bone and pre-existing implants, c) inserting the sensor device and remaining joint implants required for the joint replacement or joint implant revision into the joint, d) moving the joint through a partial or full range of motion, e) collecting joint data through the sensor matrix, f) making necessary adjustments based on the joint data, g) repeating steps d)-f) until the joint, the sensor implant, and the remaining joint implants are in a desirable position, h) removing the sensor device, i) inserting a final implant in place of the sensor device, and j) closing the incision. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A sensor device comprising:
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a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable sensor including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements, and a conformable mat, wherein the conformable mat supports the sensor matrix; an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor operably connected to the implant and being associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface; the sensor device further comprising a transceiver and antenna to wirelessly transmit data to a data processor or wirelessly receive communications.
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29. A joint replacement implant collection comprising:
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i) a sensor device shaped in the form of a final implant that will be associated with one bone within a joint, the sensor device including a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable sensor including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements, and a conformable mat, wherein the conformable mat supports the sensor matrix; an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor operably connected to the implant and being associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface; and ii) remaining implants in the form of implants associated with the remaining bones in the joint. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A joint replacement implant collection comprising:
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i) a sensor device shaped in the form of a final implant that will be associated with one bone within a joint, the sensor device including a base plate having a base plate bottom surface adapted to contact a joint surface, and a base plate top surface; a conformable sensor including a sensor matrix that includes individual sensor elements arranged in a conformable mat; an implant having an implant bottom surface and an implant top surface, the conformable sensor operably connected to the implant and being associated with either the base plate top surface, the implant bottom surface, the implant top surface, or the base plate top surface and the implant bottom surface, the base plate top surface facing and operatively connected to the implant bottom surface; and ii) remaining implants in the form of implants associated with the remaining bones in the joint. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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