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US 8,844,114 B2Granted
System and method for an engineered joint
OwnerDonal Butterfieldinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for an engineered joint according to one example embodiment includes a hinge pin and loops that extend from membranes around the hinge pin. Multiple embodiments include loops that extend from an upper module membrane and cross to attach to a second upper module membrane and loops that extend from a first lower module membrane and cross to attach to a second lower module membrane.
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A system for an engineered joint, comprising:
- an upper module having a first upper module membrane and a second upper module membrane;
- a lower module having a first lower module membrane and a second lower module membrane;
- a hinge pin;
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- a plurality of loops extending around the hinge pin, wherein a first loop extends from the first upper module membrane around the hinge pin and crosses over itself to attach to the second upper module membrane, wherein a second loop extends from the first lower module membrane around the hinge pin and crosses over itself to attach to the second lower module membrane and wherein each of the loops has a pair of cooperating slots extending substantially parallel to the axis of the hinge pin and crosses over itself and connects to itself at the slots.
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A system for an engineered joint, comprising:
- an upper module having a first upper module membrane and a second upper module membrane;
- a lower module having a first lower module membrane and a second lower module membrane;
- a hinge pin;
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- a plurality of loops extending around the hinge pin, each of the loops having a pair of cooperating slots extending substantially parallel to the axis of the hinge pin, wherein a first loop extends from the first upper module membrane around the hinge pin and crosses over itself to attach to the second upper module membrane and hooks to itself at the slots and wherein a second loop extends from the first lower module membrane around the hinge pin and crosses over itself to attach to the second lower module membrane and hooks to itself at the slots.
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