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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Moximed, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Gabriel, Sr., Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Anton G. Clifford, Mountain View, CA (US);
Joshua Makower, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Lowe, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael E. Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Heber Saravia, San Francisco, CA (US);
Josef L. Friedmann, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
MOXIMED, INC., Hayward, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61B 17/56 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61F 2/3877 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implant apparatus and methods directed toward treating conditions involving the knee joint and the patella specifically are disclosed. Full range of motion of the knee joint and tissue integrity are maintained in treatment approaches involving implanting a joint surface load reducing implant proximate the joint to change the direction of the tendons or muscles exerting forces on the joints.