Apparatus, system, and method for controlling movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more sensors remote from the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, the at least one of the one or more sensors configured to transcutaneously detect at least one portion of at least one of the first component and the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors and operably connected with one or more actuators of the orthopedic brace, and wherein the actuators are configured to adjust the one or more alignment orientations of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis.
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Abstract
Apparatus, system, and method are disclosed herein for controlling movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis in a mammalian subject. The apparatus, system, or method includes an orthopedic brace configured to control movement of an orthopedic joint prosthesis. The apparatus, system, or method includes one or more sensors and one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors. The one or more sensors are configured to be remote from the orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein the one or more sensors in communication with the one or more controllers are configured to detect and control one or more alignment orientations of the orthopedic joint prosthesis.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more sensors remote from the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, the at least one of the one or more sensors configured to transcutaneously detect at least one portion of at least one of the first component and the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors and operably connected with one or more actuators of the orthopedic brace, and wherein the actuators are configured to adjust the one or more alignment orientations of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
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18. A system comprising:
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member which is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint one or more sensors remote from the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, the one or more sensors configured to transcutaneously detect at least one portion of at least one of the first component and the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors, and operably connected with one or more actuators of the orthopedic brace, and wherein the one or more actuators of the orthopedic brace are configured to adjust the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (20)
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis relative to the second member which is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint one or more sensors remote from the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, the one or more sensors configured to transcutaneously detect at least one portion of at least one of the first component and the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
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21. An apparatus comprising:
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
one or more sensors remote from the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect one or more alignment orientations of the first component relative to the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, the one or more sensors configured to transcutaneously detect at least one portion of at least one of the first component and the second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis, wherein alignment orientations includes at least one of a change in distance or angle between the first component and the second component;
one or more controllers in communication with the one or more sensors and operably connected with one or more actuators of the orthopedic brace, and wherein the actuators are configured to adjust the one or more alignment orientations of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis.
- an orthopedic brace adapted to be external to and adapted to contact a subject'"'"'s body and including a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is configured to control movement of a first component of an internal orthopedic joint prosthesis and the second member is configured to control movement of a second component of the internal orthopedic joint prosthesis;
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