US 11,915,089 B2
Faraday cage for digital set screw probe reader
Arjun Siby Kurian, Memphis, TN (US); Kevin T. Foley, Germantown, TN (US); and Newton H. Metcalf, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/371,160.
Prior Publication US 2023/0009063 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G06K 7/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/10366 (2013.01) [A61B 17/685 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical implant identification system, comprising:
a probe reader extending from a proximal end to a distal end in a proximal-to-distal direction, the distal end including a faraday cage;
a display in communication with the probe reader;
an operating console in communication with the probe reader and the display, and
a set screw comprising an antenna disposed in an antenna portion of the set screw and at least one sensor in communication with the antenna,
wherein:
the faraday cage has a size and shape corresponding to a size and shape of the antenna portion,
the antenna is configured to transmit identity information of the set screw to the probe reader,
the antenna is configured to transmit sensor information received from the at least one sensor to an external device, and
the operating console is configured to store identity information of the set screw in a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium.