Patent ID: 9265610
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61F,A61L,B25J

Claim Text:
1. An implantable medical device for lubrication of a synovial joint having a joint cavity, wherein said implantable device comprises: a solid lubricant, an implantable replaceable cartridge adapted to have an opening into the joint cavity, when implanted, an implantable mechanical feeding device, wherein said implantable mechanical feeding device is adapted to feed said solid lubricant into the joint cavity for lubricating the synovial joint, and wherein the mechanical feeding device is adapted to propel the solid lubricant, thereby feeding the solid lubricant into the joint, when implanted, and a system for manually and non-invasively controlling the medical device, comprising at least one of; at least one switch implantable in the patient, a wireless remote control, and an implantable hydraulic reservoir which is hydraulically connected to the implantable medical device and adapted to be regulated by manually pressing the hydraulic reservoir, wherein the system further comprises a sensor and/or a measuring device for sensing or measuring at least one of: wherein the implantable medical device further comprises a feedback device for sending feedback information from inside the patient's body to at least one of: wherein the feedback information is related to at least one of: the at least one physical parameter of the patient and the at least one functional parameter related to the implantable medical device.