System, method, and device for monitoring orthopaedic implant data over a cellular network
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis having secured thereto a circuit, the circuit comprising;
(i) a sensor configured to generate implant sensor data;
(ii) a cellular transceiver configured to receive and transmit data over a cellular network;
(iii) a memory device having stored therein a first implant serial number assigned to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis; and
(iv) a processor electrically coupled to the sensor, the cellular transceiver, and the memory device, the processor being configured to receive the implant sensor data from the sensor and transmit the implant sensor data over the cellular network using the cellular transceiver in response to the first implant serial number being equal to a second implant serial number received over the cellular network.
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Abstract
A system, method, and device for monitoring implant sensor data over a cellular network includes a portable computing device, a controller, and an orthopaedic prosthesis configured to communicate with the controller over the cellular network. The orthopaedic prosthesis includes one or more implant sensors configured to generate implant sensor data and a cellular transmitter or transceiver configured to transmit the implant sensor data to the controller over the cellular network. The controller or the orthopaedic prosthesis may initiate the cellular communication. The implant sensor data is transmitted to the portable computing device by the controller. The portable computing device is configured to display the implant sensor data, or indicia thereof, to a user. The portable computing device and controller may also be used to update one or more programs executed by the orthopaedic prosthesis.
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8 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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an implantable orthopaedic prosthesis having secured thereto a circuit, the circuit comprising; (i) a sensor configured to generate implant sensor data; (ii) a cellular transceiver configured to receive and transmit data over a cellular network; (iii) a memory device having stored therein a first implant serial number assigned to the implantable orthopaedic prosthesis; and (iv) a processor electrically coupled to the sensor, the cellular transceiver, and the memory device, the processor being configured to receive the implant sensor data from the sensor and transmit the implant sensor data over the cellular network using the cellular transceiver in response to the first implant serial number being equal to a second implant serial number received over the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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