US Patent Issued to Howmedica Osteonics on June 2 for "Self-powered prosthesis" (Dutch, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,671, issued on June 2, was assigned to Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (Mahwah, N.J.).

"Self-powered prosthesis" was invented by Carlos O. Alva (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and Matthias Verstraete (Chaam, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are implants with sensors and methods for powering implants with sensors. A joint implant according to the present disclosure can include a first implant and a second implant in contact with the first implant. The first implant can be coupled to a first bone of a joint. The first implant can include an energy generator coupled to a transducer. The second implant can include at least one ...