Apparatus, system, and method for controlling movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject

An apparatus comprising:

• an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to a subject, the orthopedic brace including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the orthopedic joint prosthesis;
• at least one of an imaging device, an inertial sensor, or a proximity sensor configured to detect a change in an orientation of the subject's position in an environment and at least one additional sensor configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the orthopedic joint prosthesis by transcutaneously detecting at least one portion of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
• one or more controllers in communication with the at least one of the imaging device, the inertial sensor, or the proximity sensor and the at least one additional sensor, wherein the at least one of the imaging device, the inertial sensor, or the proximity sensor reports the change in the orientation of the subject's position in the environment to the one or more controllers, and the at least one additional sensor reports the one or more alignment orientations to the one or more controllers, and the one or more controllers control movement of the first member relative to the second member of the orthopedic brace, wherein the orthopedic brace is configured to adjust the one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the orthopedic joint prosthesis;
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• one or more force-applying elements to control the movement of the first member relative to the second member, wherein the one or more force-applying elements in response to the one or more controllers are configured to permit unrestrained motion of the orthopedic joint prosthesis under a first set of the one or more alignment orientations and are configured to permit restrained motion of the orthopedic joint prosthesis under a second set of the one or more alignment orientations.