SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY STIMULATING BONE GROWTH
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10-1. system of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes can be selectively switched between acting as anode or as a cathode.
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A system and method for electrical stimulation in an orthopedic implant that includes at least one implantable component with an implant body, a plurality of electrodes, and implant circuitry is effective to convert an external wireless power transmission to an electrical current and effective to control the plurality of electrodes; and at least one non-implant with a power source, and transmitter circuitry to generate the electromagnetic field that couples with the implant circuitry.
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10-1. system of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of electrodes can be selectively switched between acting as anode or as a cathode.
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13. A method for electrical stimulation by an implantable medical device comprising:
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providing at least one implantable component that includes a set of electrodes integrated into a body of the implantable component and implant circuitry used in electrically interacting with the fusion region of the implantable component; at the implantable component, regulating wirelessly transmitted energy; electrically stimulating a set of electrodes according to at least a first stimulation profile, wherein the set of electrodes are stimulated by the transmitted energy; measuring impedance across the set of electrodes; and communicating with at least one non-implantable device, which comprises transmitting measured impedance information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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