CHIRP

joint prostheses; medical, surgical and orthopaedic implants made of artificial materials; systems specially adapted for use with medical devices for monitoring the integrity and function of a medical implant comprised primarily of sensors for determining battery integrity, life and usage, sensor and system integrity, life and usage, and medical implant integrity, functionality and usage, and also featuring computer hardware and integrated software for communicating and transmitting sensor data; sensors specially adapted for use with medical devices for determining integrity, function and usage of integrated component parts in the nature of batteries and remote power sources, and also featuring a microcontroller, wireless transceiver, and memory electronics for use in recording and transferring internal patient data to a medical device external to the body comprised of a wireless transceiver, power source, microcontroller, and primary transceiver for communication with a medical implant