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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Cotera, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Shenoy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, II, Woodside, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cotera, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3886 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 17/8872 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/565 (2013.01);
Abstract
Pathology of the human knee can arise from excessive and/or uneven loading of regions within the joint. Methods and apparatus are disclosed that enable displacement of soft tissue around the knee, without displacing or severing bone thereby altering the mechanical load distribution within the joint in a less invasive manner than previous techniques.