Chad Morgan,Harry T. Hall, IV,James M. Green,Geoffrey Flexner,Charles E. Gelts
申请号:
US13298808
公开号:
US08551092B2
申请日:
2011.11.17
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
A monitoring system includes: (1) an implant having at least one sensor and configured for at least partial insertion into a patient, a first one of sensors being in contact with a perimeter of a hole in a body portion of the implant for accepting a fastener (2) a microchip associated with the implant and the sensor, the microchip configured to receive at least a first signal from the sensor (3) a transmitter associated with the microchip for transmitting a second signal, representative of the first signal (4) a receiver located outside of the patient, the receiver configured receive the transmitted second signal and (5) a display device associated with the receiver, the display device configured to provide an audible or visual representation of the second signal to a user.