Adjustable provisional component of a medical device
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1. An adjustable provisional component for an implantable medical device, the adjustable provisional component comprising:
- a first portion comprising a neck and configured to be mountable to a first part of a patient comprising a stem;
a second portion comprising a head coupled to the first portion; and
a control mechanism comprising at least one of a servo motor and a jack screw;
wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is adjustable by the control mechanism to select a value of a first geometric parameter of the adjustable provisional component; and
wherein the first geometric parameter comprises a first one of the following geometries;
a total length of the adjustable provisional component defined by the first and second portions, an angular orientation between the first and second portions, and a lateral offset between the first and second portions.
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Abstract
An adjustable provisional component for an implantable medical device comprises a first portion mountable to a first part of a patient, and a second portion coupled to the first portion, wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is adjustable to select a value of a first geometric parameter of the adjustable provisional component.
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1. An adjustable provisional component for an implantable medical device, the adjustable provisional component comprising:
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a first portion comprising a neck and configured to be mountable to a first part of a patient comprising a stem; a second portion comprising a head coupled to the first portion; and a control mechanism comprising at least one of a servo motor and a jack screw; wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is adjustable by the control mechanism to select a value of a first geometric parameter of the adjustable provisional component; and wherein the first geometric parameter comprises a first one of the following geometries;
a total length of the adjustable provisional component defined by the first and second portions, an angular orientation between the first and second portions, and a lateral offset between the first and second portions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising:
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an adjustable provisional component comprising; a first portion mountable to a first part of a patient, the first portion comprising a neck; and a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion comprising a head; wherein at least one of the first portion and the second portion is adjustable to select a value of a first geometric parameter of the adjustable provisional component; a control mechanism for adjusting the at least one of the first portion and the second portion to adjust the first geometric parameter, wherein the control mechanism comprises at least one of a servo motor and a jack screw; and a controlling computer configured to control the control mechanism; wherein the first geometric parameter comprises a first one of the following geometries;
a total length of the adjustable provisional component defined by the first and second portions, an angular orientation between the first and second portions, and a lateral offset between the first and second portions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adjustable orthopedic provisional component comprising:
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an adjustable neck mountable to a stem of an artificial hip implant; a head mountable to the adjustable neck; wherein the neck is adjustable to select a value of one of a leg length adjustment, a value of a lateral offset between the head and the stem, or a version angle; and a control mechanism for adjusting the neck to adjust the one of the leg length adjustment, the lateral offset between the head and the stem, or the version angle; wherein the control mechanism comprises at least one of a servo motor and a jack screw. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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