Implantable reporting processor for an alert implant
The present disclosure provides alert implants that comprise a medical device and an implantable reporting processor (IRP), where one example of such a medical device includes a component for a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) such as a tibial extension, a femoral component for hip replacements, a breast implant, a distal rod for arm or leg breakage repair, a scoliosis rod, a dynamic hip screw, a spinal interbody spacer, and tooling and methods that may be used to form the alert implant, and uses of such alert implants in the health maintenance of patients who receive the implant.
1. A system comprising:
a kinematic implantable device configured to be associated with a body part of a patient and to operate based on initial configuration information to collect data during a first energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption and during a second energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption, wherein a summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions does not exceed a total energy that a battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, the kinematic implantable device comprising, a processing circuit, a timing circuit configured to activate the processing circuit a number of times per day, and a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to generate a signal in response to movement of the kinematic implantable device, wherein the processing circuit, when active, is configured to activate a set of the plurality of sensors to sample the signals generated by the active sensors at a sampling rate specified as a number of cycles per second and at a resolution specified as a number of bits;
a base station comprising:
a radio configured to communicate with the kinematic implantable device;
a network communication interface configured to communicate with a network server;
a memory configured to store instructions and data; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to thereby:
receive configuration change information for the kinematic implantable device from the network server, the configuration change information comprising a change to at least one parameter of a first plurality of parameters that specify a first low-power mode and a first high-power mode of the first energy consumption period, and a second plurality of parameters that specify a second low-power mode and a second high-power mode of the second energy consumption period, wherein the change to the at least one parameter maintains the summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions at or below the total energy that the battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, and modifies the set of sensors activated by the processing circuit to include three accelerometers and three gyroscopes; and
provide the configuration change information to the kinematic implantable device, wherein the kinematic implantable device is configured to operate based on the configuration change information.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein
the kinematic implantable device is configured to collect data during either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode that is of a higher resolution than data collected during either of the first low-power mode or the second low-power mode; and
the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
provide a request to the kinematic implantable device to enter either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein:
the base station further comprises a user interface; and
the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
receive, via the user interface, a command to have the kinematic implantable device enter either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode; and
transmit the command to the kinematic implantable device.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
receive at least one event marker via the user interface while the kinematic implantable device is in either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode;
store a timestamp for each of the at least one event marker;
receive high-resolution kinematic data from the kinematic implantable device; and
synchronize the timestamps with the high-resolution kinematic data.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
periodically query the network server for configuration change information for the kinematic implantable device;
receive configuration change information;
store the configuration change information in the memory; and
provide the configuration change information to the kinematic implantable device during a next communication between the base station and the kinematic implantable device.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second energy consumption period follows completion of the first energy consumption period.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first energy consumption period and the second energy consumption period are at least one month.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second energy consumption period of time is greater than the first energy consumption period of time.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the sampling rate.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the resolution.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the number of times per day the processing circuit is activated.
12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the kinematic implantable device further comprises a radio circuit, and the timing circuit is configured to activate the radio circuit a number of times per day different than the number of times per day the processing circuit is activated.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the number of times per day the radio circuit is activated.
14. A system comprising:
a kinematic implantable device configured to be associated with a body part of a patient and to operate based on initial configuration information to collect data during a first energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption and during a second energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption, wherein a summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions does not exceed a total energy that a battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, the kinematic implantable device comprising, a processing circuit, a timing circuit configured to activate the processing circuit a number of times per day, and a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to generate a signal in response to movement of the kinematic implantable device, wherein the processing circuit, when active, is configured to activate a set of the plurality of sensors to sample the signals generated by the active sensors at a sampling rate specified as a number of cycles per second and at a resolution specified as a number of bits;
a base station comprising:
a radio configured to communicate with the kinematic implantable device;
a network communication interface configured to communicate with a network server;
a memory configured to store instructions and data; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to thereby:
receive configuration change information for the kinematic implantable device from the network server, the configuration change information comprising a change to at least one parameter of a first plurality of parameters that specify a first low-power mode and a first high-power mode of the first energy consumption period, and a second plurality of parameters that specify a second low-power mode and a second high-power mode of the second energy consumption period, wherein the change to the at least one parameter maintains the summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions at or below the total energy that the battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, and modifies the set of sensors activated by the processing circuit to include only two accelerometers; and
provide the configuration change information to the kinematic implantable device, wherein the kinematic implantable device is configured to operate based on the configuration change information.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein
the kinematic implantable device is configured to collect data during either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode that is of a higher resolution than data collected during either of the first low-power mode or the second low-power mode; and
the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
provide a request to the kinematic implantable device to enter either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein:
the base station further comprises a user interface; and
the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
receive, via the user interface, a command to have the kinematic implantable device enter either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode; and
transmit the command to the kinematic implantable device.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
receive at least one event marker via the user interface while the kinematic implantable device is in either of the first high-power mode or the second high-power mode;
store a timestamp for each of the at least one event marker;
receive high-resolution kinematic data from the kinematic implantable device; and
synchronize the timestamps with the high-resolution kinematic data.
18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor executes the instructions to thereby:
periodically query the network server for configuration change information for the kinematic implantable device;
receive configuration change information;
store the configuration change information in the memory; and
provide the configuration change information to the kinematic implantable device during a next communication between the base station and the kinematic implantable device.
19. The system of claim 14 , wherein the second energy consumption period follows completion of the first energy consumption period.
20. The system of claim 14 , wherein each of the first energy consumption period and the second energy consumption period are at least one month.
21. The system of claim 14 , wherein the second energy consumption period of time is greater than the first energy consumption period of time.
22. The system of claim 14 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the sampling rate.
23. The system of claim 14 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the resolution.
24. The system of claim 14 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the number of times per day the processing circuit is activated.
25. The system of claim 14 , wherein the kinematic implantable device further comprises a radio circuit, and the timing circuit is configured to activate the radio circuit a number of times per day different than the number of times per day the processing circuit is activated.
26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the change to at least one parameter modifies the number of times per day the radio circuit is activated.
27. A system comprising:
a kinematic implantable device configured to be associated with a body part of a patient and to operate based on configuration information to collect data during a first energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption and during a second energy consumption period having a maximum energy consumption, wherein a summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions does not exceed a total energy that a battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, the kinematic implantable device comprising, a processing circuit and a plurality of sensors, wherein the processing circuit, when active, is configured to activate a set of the plurality of sensors based on the configuration information to sample signals generated by the active sensors at a sampling rate specified as a number of cycles per second and at a resolution specified as a number of bits;
a base station comprising a radio configured to communicate with the kinematic implantable device; a network communication interface configured to communicate with a network server; a memory configured to store instructions and data; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to thereby:
receive configuration change information for the kinematic implantable device from the network server, the configuration change information comprising a change to at least one parameter of a first plurality of parameters of the first energy consumption period, and a second plurality of parameters of the second energy consumption period, wherein the change to the at least one parameter maintains the summation of the respective maximum energy consumptions at or below the total energy that the battery is configured to provide to electronic circuitry of the kinematic implantable device, and modifies the set of sensors activated by the processing circuit to include three accelerometers and three gyroscopes, or to include only two accelerometers; and
provide the configuration change information to the kinematic implantable device.