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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
May. 01, 2020
Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc., West Lake Hills, TX (US);
William F. Ogilvie, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas E. Trumble, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Sandra E. Roth, Austin, TX (US);
Ensemble Orthopedics, Inc., West Lake Hills, TX (US);
Abstract
Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including incising an opening in a synovial capsule substantially surrounding a joint, using a first tool to form an enlarged opening in the synovial capsule, determining whether to modify the joint, the joint being modified using a second tool if a bone structure coupled to one or more bones is found within the joint and the bone structure is configured to limit articulation of the one or more bones when an implantable device is inserted into the synovial capsule and the joint, and inserting the implantable device into the synovial capsule through the enlarged opening, the implantable device being inserted into the joint using a third tool.