SHAPE MEMORY ORTHOPEDIC JOINT
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1. A thermally active device for implantation as a therapeutic joint, comprising:
- a thermally active member having indeterminate shape below a transition temperature, andabove said transition temperature, said thermally active member comprises a determinate first anchor and a determinate second anchor, wherein a determinate flexible section is disposed between said determinate first anchor and said determinate second anchor, wherein said determinate first anchor occupies a space within an osteotomy of a first bone, and said determinate second anchor occupies a space within an osteotomy of a second bone, and wherein said flexible section forms a flexible joint between said first bone and said second bone.
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Abstract
Shape memory material to effect construction of an artificial joint. Placement is effected through a minimally invasive surgical technique, wherein the device transforms from a collapsed indeterminate form to a determinate form as heat is introduced. The device self deploys to a joint having determinate geometric shape and super elastic properties.
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1. A thermally active device for implantation as a therapeutic joint, comprising:
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a thermally active member having indeterminate shape below a transition temperature, and above said transition temperature, said thermally active member comprises a determinate first anchor and a determinate second anchor, wherein a determinate flexible section is disposed between said determinate first anchor and said determinate second anchor, wherein said determinate first anchor occupies a space within an osteotomy of a first bone, and said determinate second anchor occupies a space within an osteotomy of a second bone, and wherein said flexible section forms a flexible joint between said first bone and said second bone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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