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US 12,558,226 B2Granted
Extra-articular implantable mechanical energy absorbing systems
AssigneeMoximed, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Makower, Anton G. Clifford, Richard G. Vecchiotti
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones.
Claims7
A system for manipulating energy transferred by first and second members defining a joint, the members collectively defining a path of motion, the joint having cartilage with an energy absorption component configured between said members, the system comprising:
- a first attachment structure configured to be attached to the first member of the joint;
- a second attachment structure configured to be attached to the second member of the joint;
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- an energy absorbing member comprising a spring, a male member and a female member, the male member including a cylindrical portion, the spring surrounds the cylindrical portion, and the female member including an opening, a closed end opposite the opening and an interior, the cylindrical portion being receivable in the opening and configured to slide through the opening to within the interior as the first and second members defining the joint move through flexion and the spring terminates short of the opening and resides longitudinally adjacent, non-overlapping and separate from the interior of the female member, the energy absorbing member being attached to the first attachment structure and to the second attachment structure.
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