Load sensing assembly for a spinal implant

A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an ante...

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Hauptverfasser: Benson, Nicholas M, Norgaard, Clark B, Fields, Robert A, Coric, Domagoj, Glassman, Steven D, Metcalf, Newton H, Brown, Richard L, Burch, Shane
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A load sensing assembly for a spinal implant includes a set screw having a central opening that extends from a first end of the set screw toward a second end of the set screw. The second end of the set screw is configured to engage with an anchoring member. The load sensing assembly includes an antenna, an integrated circuit in communication with the antenna, where the integrated circuit is positioned within the central opening of the set screw, and a strain gauge in connection with the integrated circuit. The strain gauge is located within the central opening of the set screw in proximity to the second end of the set screw.