United States
US 12,697,221 B2
Rigid segmented flexible anchors
US 12,697,221 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Formae, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- Formae, Inc.
- Inventors
- Kevin A. Mansmann; Edward J. Cheal
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2023-10-23
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,697,221 B2 · US12697221 · 12697221
Abstract
A prosthetic implant replaces hyaline cartilage in a synovial joint with a flexible polymer sliding surface, preferably of hydrogel, on a segmented support with an array of adjacent segments to which the hydrogel is molded. Adjacent segments are laterally and angularly displaceable permitting the implant to conform to rounded or irregular surfaces or to be rolled or folded for arthroscopic placement. Tension cables threaded through segments along a circuit can cinch segments together for stiffening the supporting layer and/or the cable can pull the implant against a bone surface.…
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