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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Ortho-space Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Inventor:
Shaul Shohat, Kfar HaOranim, IL;
Assignee:
Ortho-Space Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4081 (2013.01); A61B 17/562 (2013.01); A61F 2/02 (2013.01); A61F 2002/087 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30581 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30754 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the instant invention is a method that includes at least providing a prosthesis that includes at least an implant capable of deformation under pressure; inserting the implant in a void space in a joint; inflating the implant by adding a first amount of a filler to the implant, where the first amount of the filler is X; articulating the joint; releasing a second amount of the filler from the implant through a pressure regulating valve based on a predetermined pressure in the implant, where the second amount of the filler released from the implant is Y; and sealing the implant, where X is greater than Y.