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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Moximed, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Alan C. Regala, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary O'Connell, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Michael E. Landry, Austin, TX (US);
Anton G. Clifford, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael Rode, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Ezra T. Schiff, Mountain View, CA (US);
David Lowe, Redwood City, CA (US);
Clinton N. Slone, San Francisco, CA (US);
MOXIMED, INC., Hayward, CA (US);
Abstract
Positioning instruments and related methods are described for implanting an energy absorbing system for treating joints. The positioning instruments and methods allow the energy absorbing system to be positioned at a joint such that the desired motion will occur for the particular design of a particular energy absorbing system which is to be implanted. The positioning instruments include a locating instrument for locating an anatomical feature and a target location for implantation of the energy absorbing system, a verification instrument for verification of the target location, a placement guide for guiding placement of a part of the energy absorbing system, and positioning device for aligning portions of the energy absorbing system.