Abstract: A wirelessly powered medical implant system comprising: a power source system including: an automatic gain controller to receive input power, automatically adjust the input power based on a feedback signal with an offset phase delay, and provide the adjusted input power as output power; a source resonator to generate, based on the output power, a magnetic field to transmit wireless power via the magnetic field, and provide the feedback signal; and an offset phase delay circuit to receive the feedback signal from the source resonator, generate the offset phase delay, and include the offset phase delay with the feedback signal; and a medical implant including: an implant resonator to receive the transmitted wireless power via the magnetic field; and one or more sensors, wherein the feedback signal is based on inductive coupling of the magnetic field between the source resonator and the implant resonator.

Abstract: A method for generating a technical instruction for handling a 3D physical object present within a reference volume and comprising a 3D surface, the method comprising: obtaining at least two images of the object from a plurality of cameras positioned at different respective angles with respect to the object; generating, with respect to the 3D surface, a voxel representation segmented based on the at least two images, said segmenting comprising identifying a first segment component corresponding to a plurality of first voxels and a second segment component corresponding to a plurality of second voxels different from the plurality of first voxels; performing a measurement with respect to the plurality of first voxels; and computing the technical instruction for the handling of the object based on the segmented voxel representation and the measurement, wherein said segmenting relates to at least one trained NN being trained with respect to the 3D surface.

Abstract: A kinematics tracking system is described. The kinematics tracking system includes a first device configured to couple to a first segment of a musculoskeletal system and a second device configured to couple to a second segment of the musculoskeletal system. The kinematics tracking system further includes a computer configured to receive measurement data from the first device and the second device. The first device and the second device each have at least one inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to measure orientation. The computer includes an application configured to support a registration process for the first and second devices. The application is configured to guide a user through at least one movement during the registration process.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A shoulder implant according to the present disclosure can include a glenoid implant on a first bone and a humeral implant on a second bone of a shoulder. The glenoid implant can include magnetic markers. The humeral implant can include marker readers to provide positional data of the glenoid implant with respect to the humeral implant. The humeral implant can include at least one sensor to measure kinematic data between the glenoid and humeral implants. A processor can be coupled the marker reader and the at least one sensor. The processor can be configured to output the positional data and the kinematic data to an external source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants with sensors and methods for assembling joint implants with sensors. A knee implant according to the present disclosure can include a femoral implant configured to be coupled to a femur and a tibial implant configured to be coupled to a tibia. The tibial implant can include a tibial insert disposed between the femoral implant and a tibial baseplate of the tibial implant. The tibial insert can include at least one sensor and a battery disposed within a void of the tibial insert, and a detachable case configured to seal an opening of the void. The detachable case can be configured to seal the opening of the void by engaging one or more projections with one or more corresponding recesses of the tibial insert.

Abstract: Disclosed herein joint implants with sensors and methods for activating sensors in joint implants. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant on a first bone and a second implant on a second bone of a joint. The first implant can include a magnet. The second implant can include one or more sensors, a processor, a battery, and a switch. The switch can couple the battery to the processor to power the processor and the one or more sensors when the switch detects a magnetic field strength.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a joint implant including a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint, and a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint and contacting the first implant. The second implant can include a plurality of sensors configured to measure data and a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and adapted to receive the data from the sensors. The first implant can be a femoral implant coupled to a femur. The second implant can be a patellar implant coupled to a patella. Sensor data from the patellar implant can indicate movement between the femoral implant and the patellar implant and identify patella condition such as a patellar rotation, patellar tilt and patellar tendonitis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A joint implant includes a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint and a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint. The second implant includes at least one of a first sensor configured to measure a first type of data, and a processor operatively coupled to the at least one of the first sensor. The process outputs the first type of data to a network to be compared with data received from other joint implants. One of the joint or the implant is determined to be in a first state based on a comparison of the first type of data to a set of predetermined values formed based on the data received from the other joint implants. The predetermined values are adapted to change with the addition of new data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing secure authentication and connection between an implant and a remote monitoring platform for tracking implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint, a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint, a first communication module, and a memory to store authentication information. The first communication module can be configured to wirelessly transfer the authentication information to a communication module of an external device when the external device is placed adjacent the joint implant. The first communication module can be an NFC communication module configured to transfer the authentication information to the communication module of the external device via NFC.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint; a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint; an insert coupled to the first and second implants; an acoustic exciter configured to emit a vibration signal; a sensor to measure the vibration signal of the first implant, the second implant, and the insert; and a processor operatively coupled to the sensor, the processor configured to output a vibration signature to an external source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing peripheral services for an implant with sensors. A method according to the present disclosure may creating a patient account on a patient monitoring platform, determining sensor information to be measured from one or more sensors disposed on an implant coupled to a patient using the patient account, determining a duration during which sensor information is collected and transferred from the one or more sensors to the patient monitoring platform, analyzing sensor information received from the one or more sensors on the patient account via an external device, and communicating corrective steps from the external device to the patient or the implant via the patient account.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. Braces and trackers for assessing pre- or post-surgical kinematic movement of a joint are also disclosed. The implants, braces and trackers can be utilized together or separately. Trackers having magnets can be implanted in select areas of the joint and sensors included in the braces can cooperate with the trackers to provide joint movement information to both the patient and the surgeon. Braces that do not require cooperation with implanted trackers are also disclosed, as are their uses.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for determining kinematic information of a joint. A method according to one embodiment may comprise the steps of receiving data obtained from a sensor of an implanted joint implant, analyzing the data with a trained estimation model to simultaneously determine kinematic information of the joint in six degrees of freedom, and outputting the kinematic information. In another embodiment, a method may comprise the steps of applying data obtained from a Hall sensor of an implanted joint implant to a trained estimation model to simultaneously determine kinematic information of the joint in six degrees of freedom; and outputting the kinematic information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a joint implant including a first implant coupled to a first bone of a joint, and a second implant coupled to a second bone of the joint and contacting the first implant. The second implant can include a plurality of sensors configured to measure data and a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and adapted to receive the data from the sensors. The processor can be configured to communicate with a neural network and a channel detector adapted to exclude a first portion of the data received from the processor and output a second portion of the data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant on a first bone and a second implant on a second bone of a joint. The first implant can include medial and lateral markers. The second implant can include a medial marker reader to identify the medial markers and a lateral marker reader to identify the lateral markers to provide positional data of the first implant with respect to the second implant. The second implant can include a medial load sensor to measure medial load data and a lateral load sensor to measure lateral load data. A processor coupled to the medial marker reader, the lateral marker reader, the medial load sensor, and the lateral load sensor can transmit the positional data, the medial and lateral load data to an external source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a joint replacement system and a method of performing surgery. The joint replacement system may include a first implant having a marker, a second implant having a reader to detect the marker, and a processor in communication with the second implant. The processor may include different algorithms based on the first and second implants. The method may comprise the steps of receiving first information related to a first implant, receiving second information related to a second implant, selecting an algorithm based on the first and second information; and receiving data from the first and second implants utilizing the algorithm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are implants with sensors and methods for powering implants with sensors. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant and a second implant in contact with the first implant. The first implant can be coupled to a first bone of a joint. The first implant can include an energy generator coupled to a transducer. The second implant can include at least one sensor, a battery coupled to the at least one sensor, and a receiver coupled to the battery. The receiver can be disposed within the second implant adjacent the transducer. Energy from the energy generator can be transmitted from the transducer of the first implant to the receiver of the second implant.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for tracking joint implant performance. A method for monitoring a joint implant performance may include coupling a first implant to a first bone of a joint, the first implant including at least one magnetic marker. Coupling a second implant to a second bone of the joint, the second implant including at least one magnetic sensor to detect a position of the magnetic marker. Performing a first joint stress test to measure a baseline joint stability value, the baseline joint stability value being generated by the at least one magnetic sensor. Performing a second joint stress test to measure a second joint stability value, the second joint stability value being generated by the at least one magnetic sensor. Determining joint stability of the joint by comparing the baseline joint stability value to the second joint stability value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are joint implants and methods for intra-operatively detecting joint implant gap. A method for detecting a joint implant gap may include coupling a first implant to a first bone of a joint, coupling a second implant to a second bone of the joint, measuring an amplitude of a magnetic flux density using a magnetic sensor to determine a gap between the first and second implants. The first implant may include at least one magnetic marker. The second implant may be configured to contact the first implant. The second implant may include at least one magnetic sensor to detect the magnetic flux density of the magnetic marker. The gap between the first and second implant may be intra-operatively determined using the measured amplitude of the magnetic flux density.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system for determining ligament tension and a method for utilizing the same in a knee balancing procedure. The system according may include a first sensor to measure a first load at a first condyle of a femur, a second sensor to measure a second load at a second condyle of the femur, an inertial measurement unit to measure angular change of a tibial mechanical axis of a tibia during a rotation of the tibia in a coronal plane, and a display in communication with the first sensor, the second sensor and the inertial measurement unit for displaying a ligament stress-strain curve. The method may include the steps of rotating a tibia toward a first condyle, measuring first load values and first deflection angles of the tibia, and determining a stress-strain curve of a first ligament from the first load values and first deflection angles.