Shielded capacitor sensor system for medical applications and method
First Claim
1. An orthopedic surgical system comprising:
- a bone-cutting tool comprising;
a sensor configured to measure position and trajectory of the bone-cutting tool;
electronic circuitry coupled to the sensor where the electronic circuitry includes a transmitter and where the transmitter is configured to transmit data from the sensor; and
a housing where the electronic circuitry is within the housing of the bone-cutting tool.
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Abstract
A measurement system for measuring a parameter of the muscular-skeletal system is disclosed. The measurement system comprises a capacitor, a signal generator, a digital counter, counter register, a digital clock, a digital timer, and a data register. The sensor of the measurement system is the capacitor. The measurement system generates a repeating signal having a measurement cycle that corresponds to the capacitance of the capacitor. The capacitor comprises more than one capacitor mechanically in series. Electrically, the capacitor comprises more than one capacitor in parallel. In one embodiment, the capacitor includes a dielectric layer comprising polyimide. A force, pressure, or load is applied to the capacitor that elastically compresses the device. The capacitor is shielded from parasitic coupling and parasitic capacitance.
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20 Claims
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1. An orthopedic surgical system comprising:
a bone-cutting tool comprising; a sensor configured to measure position and trajectory of the bone-cutting tool; electronic circuitry coupled to the sensor where the electronic circuitry includes a transmitter and where the transmitter is configured to transmit data from the sensor; and a housing where the electronic circuitry is within the housing of the bone-cutting tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An orthopedic surgical system comprising:
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a bone-cutting tool comprising; a three-axis accelerometer configured to measure position and trajectory of the bone cutting tool; electronic circuitry coupled to the sensor where the electronic circuitry includes a transmitter and where the transmitter is configured to transmit data from the three-axis accelerometer; a housing where the electronic circuitry is within the housing of the bone-cutting tool; and a remote system having a processor where the remote system is configured to receive and process data from the bone-cutting tool and where the remote system is configured to display position and trajectory data from the bone cutting tool in real-time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An orthopedic surgical system comprising:
a bone-cutting tool comprising; a three-axis accelerometer configured to measure position and trajectory of the bone cutting tool; electronic circuitry coupled to the sensor where the electronic circuitry includes a transmitter and where the transmitter is configured to transmit data from the three-axis accelerometer; a housing where the electronic circuitry is within the housing of the bone-cutting tool; and a cutting head; a force sensor coupled to the electronic circuitry where the force sensor couples to the cutting head and where the force sensor is configured to measure a force applied to the cutting head. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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