Telemetric docking station

• US 9,636,017 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 05/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Integra Lifesciences Corporation (Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Depuy Synthes Products Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Dextradeur, Alan, Fifolt, Douglas, Szczecina, Eugene, Creasy, Kenneth
• Primary Examiner(s): Henson, Devin
• Application Number:
  US13/798,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20140276180A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,511 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0406 specially shaped apparatus housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0443 Modular apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/00 Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0261 Strain gauges
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/225 Connectors or couplings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/227 Sensors with electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0031 Implanted circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/031 Intracranial pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/291 for electroencephalography [EEG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6864 Burr holes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6868 Brain
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6882 Anchoring means
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 19/142 Multiple part housings
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 19/143 Two part housings
• CPC Class Codes: G01L 19/144 with dismountable parts, e.g. for maintenance purposes or for ensuring sterile conditions for detachable interface or adapter between the process medium and the pressure gauge G01L19/003

Abstract

A modular sensor system is disclosed. The system can include one or more sensors, a mounting unit, and a control unit. The mounting unit can enable the control unit and/or one or more sensors to be securely, but detachably, mounted to a patient'"'"'s body. The control unit can include electronics and other components configured to interface with, monitor, and record data from the one or more sensors. The control unit can further include a wired bus, transceiver, antenna, or other suitable components to enable wireless communication between the system and a central control or monitor. Some or all of the components included in the control unit can be removable from the system to enable some or all of the electronics of the system to be removed.

Claims

1. A sensor system comprising:

a sensor for monitoring one or more bodily functions of a patient'"'"'s body;

a lower control unit comprising a first group of one or more electronic components in communication with the sensor;

an upper control unit comprising a second group of one or more electronic components in communication with the sensor; and

a mounting unit detachably coupling the upper and lower control unit to the patient'"'"'s body;

wherein the upper control unit and the lower control unit can be separately removed from the mounting unit;

wherein removing the upper control unit and the lower control unit from the mounting unit removes all electronic components from the patient'"'"'s body, while the sensor and mounting unit remain in contact with the patient;

wherein the first group of one or more electronic components comprises safe electronic components, comprising one of non-ferrous containing electronic components and electronics that cause substantially no imaging artifacts during electromagnetic imaging; and

wherein the second group of one or more electronic components comprises unsafe electronic components, comprising one of ferrous containing electronic components and electronics that cause one or more imaging artifacts during electromagnetic imaging.

2. The sensor system of claim 1, further comprising an electronics interface detachably coupled to the mounting unit;

wherein the upper and lower control units detachably couple to the electronics interface.

3. The sensor system of claim 1, further comprising an electronics interface integral to the mounting unit;

wherein the upper and lower control units detachably couple to the electronics interface.

4. The sensor system of claim 1, wherein the upper control unit further comprises a battery.

5. The sensor system of claim 4, wherein the battery is detachably coupled to the upper control unit such that the battery is removable from the sensor system without removing the upper control unit.