Prosthetic devices and methods for using same
AssigneeOrtho-Space Ltd.
InventorShaul Shohat
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the instant invention is a method that includes at least providing a prosthesis that includes at least an implant capable of deformation under pressure; inserting the implant in a void space in a joint; inflating the implant by adding a first amount of a filler to the implant, where the first amount of the filler is X; articulating the joint; releasing a second amount of the filler from the implant through a pressure regulating valve based on a predetermined pressure in the implant, where the second amount of the filler released from the implant is Y; and sealing the implant, where X is greater than Y.
Claims31
A method comprising:
- (a) providing a prosthesis comprising an implant capable of deformation under pressure;
- (b) inserting the implant in a void space in a joint;
- (c) inflating the implant by adding a first amount of a filler to the implant, wherein the first amount of the filler is X;
- (d) articulating the joint;
- (e) releasing a second amount of the filler from the implant, wherein the second amount of the filler released from the implant is Y;
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- (f) sealing the implant;
- wherein X is greater than Y.
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A method comprising:
- (a) providing a prosthesis comprising an implant capable of deformation under pressure;
- (b) inserting the implant in a void space in a joint;
- (c) inflating the implant by adding a first amount of a filler to the implant, wherein the first amount of the filler is X;
- (d) articulating the joint;
- (e) releasing a second amount of the filler from the implant through a pressure regulating valve based on a predetermined pressure in the implant, wherein the second amount of the filler released from the implant is Y;
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- (f) sealing the implant, wherein X is greater than Y.
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A prosthesis comprising an implant having a pressure regulating valve, wherein the implant is capable of being positioned between a first tissue and an opposing second tissue in a joint, wherein the implant is capable of deforming under pressure in response to articulation of the joint, and wherein the pressure regulating valve is configured to open based on a predetermined pressure in the implant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.