Patent ID: 11937896
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 9:
10. A system, comprising:
a first sensor, configured as a primary sensor in an active mode, and a second sensor, configured as a non-primary sensor in a standby mode, associated with one or more orthopedic implants;
a processor operable to receive a sensor signal from the first sensor in response to a triggering event;
a first internal power source of the first sensor and a second internal power source of the second sensor;
a controller associated with the first sensor and the second sensor, the controller operable to receive a command signal from the processor, the command signal operable to:
transition the second internal power source of the second sensor from the standby mode to the active mode responsive to the triggering event being detected by the first sensor; and
detect, by the second sensor, a characteristic of the one or more orthopedic implants.