Patent ID: 9402654
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for post-operatively adjusting an implant that has been surgically implanted with at least one portion posterior to a patient's spinal cord, the implant including a sensor capable of determining a change in the physical surroundings of the implant, comprising: post-operatively analyzing by the sensor of the physical surroundings of the implant, wherein analyzing the physical surroundings of the implant includes analyzing the patient's motion; post-operatively determining by the sensor of a significant change in the physical surroundings of the implant; and post-operatively adjusting a characteristic of the implant in response to the determined significant change in the physical surroundings of the implant, wherein adjusting a characteristic of the implant results in an alleviation of the patient's pain.