Patent ID: 9492119
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A sensing module for measuring a load applied by the muscular-skeletal system comprising: an encapsulating enclosure having a load-bearing surface; a first load sensor coupled to a first portion of the load-bearing surface of the encapsulating enclosure wherein the first load sensor has a planar surface; a second load sensor coupled to a second portion of the load-bearing surface of the encapsulating enclosure; a third load sensor coupled to a third portion of the load bearing surface of the encapsulating enclosure; a first load disk coupled between the encapsulating enclosure and the planar surface of the first load sensor wherein a load applied to the first portion of the load-bearing surface is distributed approximately perpendicular to the planar surface of the first load sensor by the first load disk to prevent inelastic deformation of the first load sensor, and wherein the first load disk is non-compressible; electronic circuitry coupled to the at least three sensors wherein the electronic circuitry and the first, second, and third load sensors are housed in the encapsulating enclosure and wherein the electronic circuitry is configured to control a measurement process, receive measurement data, and transmit the measurement data.