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Wireless Sensors Measure Data in Knee Implants

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WILLISTON, Vt., Nov. 8, 2006 -- Orthopedic implants keep getting smarter. For the first time, a patient has received an investigational, full artificial knee replacement that can wirelessly report back to computers -- digitally, and in three-dimensions -- torque and force data. These advances greatly enhance the capabilities of the first smart knee implant, in 2004, which reports only compressive forces in the knee, said their manufacturer, MicroStrain Inc. MicroStrain wireless sensors (inset, right) measure 3-D force and torque data in live human knee replacement. The knee-sensor project is an initiative undertaken by...Read full article

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    Published: November 2006
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