Abstract
A micro-implantable apparatus and method for the stability assessment of a two-stage dental implant during osseointegration processes, whose detection mechanism is based on a transmission of a pulse wave signal from the upper opening of a implant and a subsequent analysis of the reflection waves that measures the changes in degree of mechanical interlock between the bone and the implant which comes as a result of the wound healing processes happened at the gap between bone-implant interface. The incorporation a surface coil in such device provides a mean to transmit and to receive the detection waves, which makes it possible for such device to be operated in a wireless setting. This device also includes an energy-storing capacitor, which serve as a temporary power supply unit to effectively eliminate the need for signal wires and power cores, which in turn further increases the applicability and safety of such device as a passive implantable apparatus.