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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Cotera, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Shenoy, Redwood City, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, III, Redwood City, 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 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1675 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61F 2/3877 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30688 (2013.01);
Abstract
Prostheses, methods and related instrumentation for treating disorders of the knee by displacing a connective tissue acting on the patella to alter the location, angle or magnitude of forces exerted by the tissue on the patella so as to achieve a therapeutic effect in patellofemoral compartment of the knee.