Multi-piece implantable joint prosthesis
AssigneeCanary Medical Inc.
InventorJeffrey M. Gross
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Abstract
A multi-piece implantable joint prosthesis includes an adapter to which at least two pieces are coupled, where the adapter has a coupler for coupling to a first piece and a different coupler for coupling to a second piece, where at least one piece, e.g., the first piece, may contain an electronic component such as a sensor that detects and measures movement of the prosthesis when the prosthesis is implanted in a patient, and can thus monitor the kinematic movement of the patient in real life situations, where the electronic component may also include a memory to store the data obtained by the sensor, and a communication interface to transmit the data to an external location where it may be analyzed, and a power source to provide power to the sensor, memory and communication interface.
Claims13
A multi-piece implantable joint prosthesis comprising a first piece coupled to an adapter, and a second piece coupled to the adapter, wherein:
- a) the first piece comprises an electronic component and a first coupler, the electronic component comprising a sensor and a memory configured to store data obtained by the sensor, the first coupler having a first coupling configuration for coupling to the adapter by a first coupling mechanism;
- b) the second piece comprises a structural component to provide secure engagement with a tissue of a subject in which the prosthesis is implanted, where the tissue is selected from a femur and a tibia, and a fourth coupler having a fourth coupling configuration for coupling to the adapter by a second coupling mechanism;
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- c) the adapter comprises a second coupler having a second coupling configuration for coupling to the first coupler of the first piece through the first coupling mechanism, and a third coupler having a third coupling configuration for coupling to the fourth coupler of the second piece through the second coupling mechanism;
- wherein the second and third couplers are structurally non-identical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.