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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);

Inventors:

Michael H. Baym, Cambridge, MA (US);

Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);

Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Seattle, WA (US);

Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/03 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/0102 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/1114 (2013.01); A61B 5/4528 (2013.01); A61B 5/4571 (2013.01); A61B 5/4851 (2013.01); A61B 5/6811 (2013.01); A61B 5/6812 (2013.01); A61B 8/0875 (2013.01); A61B 8/4227 (2013.01); A61B 8/4254 (2013.01); A61B 5/03 (2013.01); A61B 8/523 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus, system, and method are disclosed herein for controlling movement of an artificial orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject. The apparatus, system, or method includes an orthopedic brace configured to control movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis. The apparatus, system, or method includes one or more sensors and one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are configured to detect a change in an orientation of a subject's position in an environment and configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the orthopedic joint prosthesis.


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