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Adjustable absorber designs for implantable device

US8123805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Moximed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joshua Makower · Los Altos, US
Clinton N. Slone · San Francisco, US
Michael E. Landry · Austin, US
William Tammen · San Francisco, US
Michael J. Strasser · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2008
Grant date	Feb 28, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 20, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S623/914
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for manipulating energy transferred by members defining a joint. The system includes a first attachment structure configured to be attached to a first member of the joint and a second attachment structure configured to be attached to a second member of the joint. There is also an adjustable energy absorbing device attached to the first attachment structure and second attachment structure, wherein adjusting the energy absorbing device changes the load manipulating characteristics of the energy absorbing device.

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