ADJUSTABLE, REMOTE-CONTROLLABLE ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implantable prosthesis adjustable so as to respond to variation of the body structure of a patient after implantation. SOLUTION: An implantable, adjustable prosthesis includes a first component which may be moved relative to a second component by use of a transcut...

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Hauptverfasser:	DIETZ TERRY L, HASTINGS ROBERT M, DISILVESTRO MARK R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implantable prosthesis adjustable so as to respond to variation of the body structure of a patient after implantation. SOLUTION: An implantable, adjustable prosthesis includes a first component which may be moved relative to a second component by use of a transcutaneous control signal. A method of operating such a prosthesis is also disclosed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI