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

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
providing 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, each associated with an orthopedic implant, wherein each of the first sensor and the second sensor includes an internal power source,
providing a controller operative to:
detect a triggering event via the primary sensor, and
cause the internal power source of the non-primary sensor to transition from the standby mode to the active mode responsive to the triggering event being detected by the primary sensor;

providing the internal power source of the first sensor in the active mode and the internal power source of the second sensor in the standby mode;, detecting, by the first sensor, the triggering event;
activating, in response to the triggering event, the internal power source of the second sensor from the standby mode; and
detecting, by the second sensor, a characteristic associated with the orthopedic implant.