Integrated Sensor Telemetry Implant Component
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for assessing bone fracture healing progress, such as X-ray, computed tomography, and MR-based methods, are invasive, costly, and inefficient, lacking objective documentation and involving radiation exposure, while non-invasive methods are limited in applicability for internal implants.
Innovation Solution
A component with a sensor device and telemetry system is mounted on implants to detect and transmit medically relevant measurement variables, such as pH, oxygen partial pressure, and pressure, allowing for remote monitoring of healing processes without additional mechanical intervention, featuring a detachable design with assembly means for secure mounting in implant recesses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If sensor systems are secured to implants with screws or welded joints, then measurement capability is achieved, but device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor device and telemetry device are integrated into a single unified component that can be mounted on the implant as one assembly. This merging of functions into a single integratable unit eliminates the need for separate mounting of multiple components, thereby reducing assembly complexity while maintaining full measurement and telemetry capabilities
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate components are used for sensor and telemetry functions, then functional capability is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines sensor device, telemetry device, and power supply into a single integrated component that mounts to the implant in one operation. This unified design maintains all necessary functional capabilities while dramatically improving ease of assembly, as the entire assembly can be attached to the implant recess in a single step without multiple separate mounting operations
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated component serves multiple functions simultaneously - sensing, telemetry, and power supply - all within a single mountable unit. This multi-functionality approach allows the component to perform sensor detection, data transmission, and power management while being installed as one universal assembly, improving both versatility and ease of operation
3Reliability
If standard mounting methods are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated component is designed to nest into a recess of the implant, with the component's exterior surface substantially coinciding with the implant's exterior surface when mounted. This nesting arrangement provides secure attachment through precise geometric fitting while simplifying manufacturing, as the component can be pressed or snap-fitted into the recess without requiring complex fastening operations
Data Source
AI summary
The invention refers to a component for arrangement at an implant as well as a method for the assembling of an implant arrangement. The component comprises a basic component, at least one sensor arranged in the basic component for the detection of a measurement variable and for the generation of measuring data for the detected measurement variable, a telemetry device arranged in the basic component for transmitting and receiving data and a data transmission connection between the at least one sensor device and the telemetry device for the transmission of data between the at least one sensor device and the telemetry device, whereby the data comprise the measuring data. At the basic component, assembly means for mounting the basic component in an implant recess are formed.