CPC A61B 5/053 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0002 (2013.01); A61B 5/746 (2013.01); A61B 17/64 (2013.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A device, comprising:
a housing;
a power source configured to supply electrical power to a conductive percutaneous implant in a circuit including the conductive percutaneous implant and tissue of a patient adjacent to the conductive percutaneous implant;
an electrical sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of at least one electrical parameter of the circuit; and
at least one data processing system having one or more processors configured to receive the signal and analyze the signal to determine at least one of a presence or change of infection of the tissue, and pass a control signal to the power source to vary the electrical power responsive to determining at least one of the presence or change of infection of the tissue.
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