2020 journal article

An Implantable Wireless Inductive Sensor System Designed to Monitor Prosthesis Motion in Total Joint Replacement Surgery

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, 67(6), 1718–1726.

By: H. Mohammadbagherpoor n, P. Ierymenko, M. Craver*, J. Carlson*, D. Dausch *, E. Grant n, J. Lucey

author keywords: Implants; Surgery; Immune system; Hip; Sensor systems; Prosthetics; Mathematical model; Electromagnetic field; passive LC sensor; prosthesis loosening detection; telemetry; wireless medical device
MeSH headings : Arthroplasty, Replacement; Artificial Limbs; Electromagnetic Fields; Hip Prosthesis; Monitoring, Physiologic
TL;DR: A new wireless inductive proximity sensor system for detecting early implant loosening that is capable of measuring the loosening of the hip implant at low resolution and has a good correlation between the simulated and experimental results. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Currently, the most common method for detecting prosthetic implant loosening is imaging. Unfortunately, imaging methods are imprecise in detecting the early signs of implant loosening. This paper describes a new wireless inductive proximity sensor system for detecting early implant loosening. The loosening of the implant is accurately detected by analyzing the electromagnetic field generated by the passive sensors located around the implant. The sensor system was modeled and simulated using COMSOL, and then tested experimentally. The inductive proximity sensor and the metallic implant form a coupled circuit is tuned to oscillate at a designed frequency. The circuit’s integrated controller measures and records specific sensor’s parameters such as resistance and inductance of the sensor that are directly related to the distance between the sensor system and the implant. A prototype has been developed and the results show that the designed proximity sensor is capable of measuring the loosening of the hip implant at <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{50}\ \mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m resolution at distances of less than <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{8 mm}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, and of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{100}\ \mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m resolution at a distance of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{15 mm}$</tex-math></inline-formula>. Furthermore, there is a good correlation between the simulated and experimental results.