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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Cotera, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Vivek Shenoy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Foundry, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30688 (2013.01);
Abstract
Selectively placed implants are specifically configured and dimensioned to address pathologies of the shoulder joint arising from improper force distribution. By using appropriately sized and positioned implants as described herein, displacement of targeted connective and muscle tissues acting on the shoulder is accomplished in order to realign force vectors and/or alter moment arms loading the joint to achieve therapeutic effects without cutting bone and with minimal cutting of the connective tissues.