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US 2014/0156021 A1Published application
Unlinked Implantable Knee Unloading Device
AssigneeMoximed, Inc.
InventorsJoshua Makower, Anton G. Clifford, Daniel Pfautz, David R. Schiff
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing and absorbing energy between body parts. In one particular aspect, the system is an unlinked structure which facilitates absorbing energy between members forming a joint such as between articulating bones.
Claims14
An implantable knee unloading device for a knee comprising:
- a first member configured to be affixed to a first portion of a knee joint;
- a second member configured to be affixed to a second portion of the knee joint;
- mating portions of the first and second members configured to contact one another to transmit force between the first and second portions, wherein the mating portions include a piston and a spring;
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- wherein the piston is flexible along its length.
2 more elements
A method of implanting a knee unloading device, the method comprising:
- affixing a first member to a first portion of a knee joint;
- affixing a second member to a second portion of the knee joint;
- wherein the first member and the second member comprise mating portions configured to contact one another to transmit force between the first and second members, wherein the mating portions include a piston and a spring, and the piston is flexible along its length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.