Adjustable bone bracket
First Claim
1. An apparatus for supportably mounting an implantable device to a patient'"'"'s bone, comprising:
- a support member adapted to support an implantable device relative to an attachment surface of a bone;
a mounting leg interconnected to and extending laterally away from the support member, the mounting leg including at least one mounting aperture for selectively receiving a bone attachment device therethrough; and
a guide leg interconnected to and extending laterally away from the support member, the guide leg having a minimum yield strength along it length that is less than a minimum yield strength along the length of the mounting leg.
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Abstract
An improved apparatus and method is provided for supportably mounting an implantable hearing aid device to a patient'"'"'s skull. The apparatus includes a support member adapted for supporting a hearing aid device and a plurality of mounting legs extending laterally from the support member in differing directions. The apparatus further includes a mechanism for use in conforming the mounting legs to the topology of a patient'"'"'s skull. In one arrangement, the mechanism includes a plurality of guide legs having a reduced yield strength in comparison to the mounting legs. The reduced yield strength guide legs may be more readily conformed to the topology of the patient'"'"'s skull to provide a mounting leg profile. Accordingly, the mounting legs may be deformed to match the profile of the guide legs such that a conformal fit between the apparatus and the patient'"'"'s skull may be achieved.
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31 Claims
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1. An apparatus for supportably mounting an implantable device to a patient'"'"'s bone, comprising:
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a support member adapted to support an implantable device relative to an attachment surface of a bone;
a mounting leg interconnected to and extending laterally away from the support member, the mounting leg including at least one mounting aperture for selectively receiving a bone attachment device therethrough; and
a guide leg interconnected to and extending laterally away from the support member, the guide leg having a minimum yield strength along it length that is less than a minimum yield strength along the length of the mounting leg. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for use of a mounting apparatus for supportably mounting an implantable hearing aid device to a patient'"'"'s skull, the mounting apparatus including a support member, a plurality of mounting legs and a corresponding plurality of guide legs, the mounting and guide legs being interconnected to and extending laterally from the support member, the method comprising:
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positioning the support member of the mounting apparatus relative to an attachment surface;
conforming at least one guide leg relative to the attachment surface;
removing the mounting apparatus from the attachment surface; and
deforming at least one mounting leg to substantially match a contour defined by a guide leg corresponding to the at least one mounting leg. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for supportably mounting an implantable hearing aid device to a patient'"'"'s skull, comprising:
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a support member sized for placement through and adapted to support an implantable device within a patient'"'"'s skull;
a plurality of mounting legs interconnected to and extending laterally away from the support member, each of the plurality of mounting legs including;
at least one mounting aperture for selectively receiving an attachment device therethrough; and
a flexible portion disposed between the mounting aperture and the support member, the flexible portion having a bending moment that is less than a bending moment of an adjacent portion of the mounting leg. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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