×

IMPLANTABLE SENSING MODULES AND METHODS OF USING

  • US 20110009773A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2010
  • Published: 01/13/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of monitoring impacts to which a living body is subjected, the method comprising:

  • providing an implantable sensing module that comprises a rigid housing containing at least one energy storage device, at least one electromechanical sensing element that is responsive to impacts, means for generating outputs corresponding to impacts to which the electromechanical sensing element is subjected, and means for recording data corresponding to the outputs;

    implanting the module in a living body so that the module is located internally within the living body and is connected to a rigid portion of the living body chosen from the group consisting of bones and teeth;

    monitoring impacts to the living body by monitoring a level of at least one impact to which the electromechanical sensing element is subjected within the living body;

    producing an output corresponding to the level of the at least one impact sensed by the electromechanical sensing element;

    storing data in the recording means within the module corresponding to the output of the electromechanical sensing element; and

    thenwirelessly retrieving the data stored in the recording means while the module remains implanted in the living body.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×