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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Active Implants Llc, Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ACTIVE IMPLANTS LLC, Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3872 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61F 2/461 (2013.01); A61F 2/4684 (2013.01); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/30965 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30064 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30069 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30329 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30616 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30673 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30906 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30943 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30948 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30955 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3895 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2240/008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0064 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
Methods of selecting and implanting prosthetic devices for use as a replacement meniscus are disclosed. The selection methods include a pre-implantation selection method and a during-implantation selection method. The pre-implantation selection method includes a direct geometrical matching process, a correlation parameters-based matching process, and a finite element-based matching process. The implant identified by the pre-implantation selection method is then confirmed to be a suitable implant in the during-implantation selection method. Methods of implanting meniscus prosthetic devices are also disclosed.