Patent ID: 11857346
Assignee: WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
implanting growth modulating implants of a bone correction system in two or more bones of a vertebral column or rib cage of a patient, wherein each growth modulating implant includes an implant body having at least one sensor device embedded in the implant body;
receiving, by a processor, sensor data from the sensor devices associated with the two or more bones;
determining, by the processor, an operational status of the growth modulating implants, based on the received sensor data;
determining, by the processor, a lung capacity or a change in lung capacity, based on the received sensor data;
determining, by the processor, a longitudinal growth or growth rate between the two or more bones, based on the received sensor data; and
causing, by the processor, a display device to selectively display a graphical user interface (GUI) representative of at least one of the lung capacity, the change in lung capacity, the longitudinal growth, and the growth rate between the bones.