US 12,226,127 B2
Remotely adjustable interactive implantable device
Edmund J. Roschak, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); and Thomas B. Buford, Aliso Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by NuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,885.
Application 17/663,885 is a continuation of application No. 16/398,705, filed on Apr. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,357,547.
Application 16/398,705 is a continuation of application No. 15/521,025, granted, now 10,314,619, issued on Jun. 11, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/057010, filed on Oct. 22, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/067,937, filed on Oct. 23, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273342 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/72 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/0205 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2021.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/68 (2013.01) [A61B 17/7016 (2013.01); A61B 17/7216 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/02055 (2013.01); A61B 5/026 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61B 5/1072 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/4504 (2013.01); A61B 5/4509 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00022 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00402 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00407 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 2017/681 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0261 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An implantable device comprising:
an implant body;
an actuator coupled to the implant body;
a first sensor directly connected to the implant body and configured to detect a measurable parameter indicative of a biological condition including at least one of the following: osteogenesis, ossification, osteoconduction, osteoinduction, osteopromotion, additional bone fractures, brittle bones, or improper bone healing;
a transceiver configured to transmit data associated with the measurable parameter to an external remote control and receive instructions from the external remote control;
a memory disposed within the implant body; and
a controller coupled to the memory and configured to adaptively adjust the actuator in response to the measurable parameter detected by the sensor, information stored in the memory, and the instructions received from the external remote control, wherein the actuator adjusts the implant body,
a second sensor directly connected to the implant body and configured to detect a measurable parameter indicative of a biological condition;
wherein the implantable device is configured for insertion along a spine of a patient to make an adjustment to a curvature of the spine, and
wherein the first sensor and the second sensor include two distinct sensors each fixed to a distinct location on the implant body, wherein the actuator is located between the two distinct sensors along the implant body.