US2003130742A1PendingUtilityA1

Apparatus for replacing musculo-skeletal parts

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Priority: Jul 30, 2001Filed: Dec 13, 2002Published: Jul 10, 2003
Est. expiryJul 30, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Patrick ConnellyDavid Gushue
A61F 2002/30092A61F 2002/30593A61F 2002/30639A61F 2002/30604A61F 2/3609A61F 2250/0035A61F 2310/00988A61F 2002/30046A61F 2310/00017A61F 2002/30036A61F 2230/0067A61F 2002/365A61F 2002/30064A61F 2250/0042A61F 2250/0047A61F 2002/30217A61F 2/3676A61F 2002/30929A61F 2002/30677A61F 2310/00155A61F 2310/00976A61F 2002/30242A61F 2310/00113A61F 2002/30322A61F 2002/30685A61F 2310/00077A61F 2002/30039A61F 2002/30004A61F 2210/0019A61F 2310/00796A61F 2230/0071A61F 2002/30919A61F 2/30907A61F 2310/0058A61F 2/36A61F 2002/3631A61F 2310/0097A61F 2002/3611A61F 2/34A61F 2002/30673A61F 2310/00023A61F 2250/0026A61F 2/30767A61F 2250/0014A61F 2002/3625A61F 2310/00071A61F 2/3662A61F 2250/0023A61F 2002/30566A61F 2002/30011A61F 2/30724A61F 2250/0063
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Claims

Abstract

An artificial joint assembly that contains a first member of bone and, attached to the first member, a second member that contains shape memory material; the second member is located, at least in part, within the first member.

Claims

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We claim:  
     
         1 . An artificial joint assembly comprised of a first member comprising bone and, attached to said first member, a second member comprised of shape memory material, wherein said second member is disposed at least in part within said first member.  
     
     
         2 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said first member is selected from the group consisting of femoral bone, humeral bone, tibial bone, radial bone, and ulnar bone.  
     
     
         3 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said memory material is shape memory alloy.  
     
     
         4 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said memory material is shape memory polymeric material.  
     
     
         5 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said memory material is shape memory carbon composite material.  
     
     
         6 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said second member has a substantial conical shape.  
     
     
         7 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said second member has a substantially frustroconical shape.  
     
     
         8 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said shape memory material is deformable via heat induction  
     
     
         9 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1  whereby the shape memory material is deformable via stress induction.  
     
     
         10 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a third member connected to said second member.  
     
     
         11 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said third member has a shape selected from the group consisting of a cylindrical shape, a conical shape, and a frustroconical shape.  
     
     
         12 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said third member is comprised of a shape memory material.  
     
     
         13 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 12  whereby the shape memory material is a shape memory alloy.  
     
     
         14 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 12  whereby the shape memory material is deformable via heat induction.  
     
     
         15 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 12  whereby the shape memory material is deformable via stress induction.  
     
     
         16 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising a fourth member connected to said third member.  
     
     
         17 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said fourth member has a substantially spherical shape.  
     
     
         18 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 14  wherein said fourth member is comprised of a shape memory material.  
     
     
         19 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 18  whereby the shape memory material is a shape memory alloy.  
     
     
         20 / The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 18  whereby the shape memory material is deformable via heat induction.  
     
     
         21 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 18  whereby the shape memory material is deformable via stress induction.  
     
     
         22 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said fourth member is rotatably connected to a fifth member.  
     
     
         23 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 22 , wherein said fifth member is comprised of bone.  
     
     
         24 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 22 , wherein said fifth member is comprised of synthetic polymeric material.  
     
     
         25 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 22 , wherein said fifth member is comprised of shape memory material.  
     
     
         26 . The artificial joint assembly as recited in  claim 22 , wherein said fifth member is comprised of metal.

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