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    Christian Adam Headshot
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    Christian Adam
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Hamburg University of Technology
    Country
    Country
    Germany
    Author(s)
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    Christian Adam
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Hamburg University of Technology
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    Tobias Barth
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    Affiliation
    BG Hospital Hamburg
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    Matthias Münch
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    Affiliation
    BG Hospital Hamburg
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    Klaus Seide
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    BG Hospital Hamburg
    Affiliation
    Affiliation
    Technische Universität Hamburg
    Abstract

    The utilization of strain gauges for monitoring the applied mechanical load to osteosynthesis plates using electronic implants was reported several times in literature. The technique was found to provide valuable information for monitoring the fracture healing process and for improving the rehabilitation. This paper introduces a new electronic osteosynthesis implant, which uses supercapacitors as an energy storage for short term autonomous operation. Moreover, a bluetooth low energy (BLE) transceiver is integrated into the system, which covers larger distances and is less susceptible to misalignment than the commonly used inductive power and data transmission. This improves the usability of the proposed system in more practical application scenarios and reduces the constraints for the patients. The system can continuously sample and transmit strain values for more than ten minutes without being recharged. Its dimensions of 20 mm x 16 mm still fit on osteosynthesis plates for larger bones.

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    • An Electronic Osteosynthesis Implant for Continuous Load Monitoring Using a Strain Gauge (application/pdf)