Wireless communication system for transmitting information from a medical device
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1. A medical device comprising:
- an orthopaedic implant comprising a tray to contact a bone and a stem to extend into the bone, the tray comprising a recess;
a circuit board positioned in the recess of the orthopaedic implant tray;
a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the orthopaedic implant;
a memory unit mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor; and
a transmitter mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor and the memory unit, the transmitter configured to broadcast the sensor signal.
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Abstract
A medical device communication system may comprise a medical device and a wireless communication circuit mounted to the medical device. The wireless communication circuit is configured to broadcast information relating to the medical device. The medical device may be one of a surgical tool and an implant configured for subcutaneous implantation in a living biological body.
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1. A medical device comprising:
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an orthopaedic implant comprising a tray to contact a bone and a stem to extend into the bone, the tray comprising a recess; a circuit board positioned in the recess of the orthopaedic implant tray; a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the orthopaedic implant; a memory unit mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor; and a transmitter mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor and the memory unit, the transmitter configured to broadcast the sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical implant comprising:
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a tibial tray to contact a planarized surface of a tibia, the tray comprising a plurality of recesses; a circuit board positioned in a recess of the plurality of recesses of the tibial tray; a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the implant; a transmitter mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor; and an antenna electrically coupled the transmitter and remotely located from the circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An implantable bearing knee prosthesis, comprising:
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a tibial tray having a platform with an elongated stem extending downwardly from a lower surface of the platform, the lower surface of the platform having a recess defined therein, a circuit board positioned in the recess of the tibial tray; a sensor mounted on the circuit board and configured to produce a sensor signal indicative of an operating condition of the implantable bearing knee prosthesis; a memory unit mounted on the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor; and a transmitter mounted to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the sensor and the memory unit, the transmitter configured to broadcast the sensor signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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