Prosthesis installation systems and methods

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  "publication_number": "US2016095720A1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A1",
  "title": "Prosthesis installation systems and methods",
  "abstract": "A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure, including installation and orientation of a prosthesis into tissue of a patient as well as construction of a prosthetic assembly to be installed into such tissue.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A construction device for a prosthetic assembly to be installed in a live bone, the prosthetic assembly including a first component installed into the live bone and a second component to be joined to the first component using a mechanical interface, comprising: a support having a proximal end and a distal end opposite of said proximal end, said support further having a longitudinal axis extending from said proximal end to said distal end with said proximal end coupled to said controller, said support further having an adapter coupled to said distal end with said adapter configured to secure the second component; and an oscillator coupled to said controller and to said support, said oscillator configured to control a series of vibratory pulses having an oscillation frequency and an oscillation magnitude of said support with said oscillation frequency and said oscillation magnitude configured to construct the second component together with the first component responsive to said series of vibratory pulses. 2. The construction device of claim 1 wherein said series of vibratory pulses includes a vibratory motion having a frequency greater than or equal to about 20 kHz. 3. A construction device for a prosthetic assembly to be installed in a live bone, the prosthetic assembly including a first component and a second component to be joined to the first component using a mechanical interface, comprising: a support having a proximal end and a distal end opposite of said proximal end, said support further having a longitudinal axis extending from said proximal end to said distal end with said proximal end coupled to said controller, said support further having a first adapter coupled to said distal end with said first adapter configured to secure the first component; a second adaptor coupled to said support with said second adaptor configured to secure the second component; and a first oscillator coupled to said controller and to said first adaptor, said first oscillator configured to control a first series of vibratory pulses having a first oscillation frequency and a first oscillation magnitude of said first adaptor with said first oscillation frequency and said first oscillation magnitude configured to construct the second component together with the first component responsive to said first series of vibratory pulses. 4. The construction device of claim 3 wherein said first oscillator is coupled to said second adaptor and wherein said first oscillator is configured to vibrate said second adaptor. 5. The construction device of claim 3 further comprising: a second oscillator coupled to said controller and to said second adaptor, said second oscillator configured to control a second series of vibratory pulses having a second oscillation frequency and a second oscillation magnitude of said second adaptor with said second oscillation frequency and said second oscillation magnitude configured to construct the second component together with the first component responsive to said first and second series of vibratory pulses. 6. A method for constructing a prosthetic assembly to be installed in a live bone, the prosthetic assembly including a first component installed into the live bone and a second component to be joined to the first component using a mechanical interface, comprising: (a) generating an original series of pulses from an oscillation engine; (b) communicating said original series of pulses to the second component producing a communicated series of pulses at the second component; (c) vibrating, responsive to said communicated series of pulses, the second component to produce a vibrating second component having a predetermined vibration pattern; and (d) joining the vibrating second component to the first component while the first component is installed in the live bone. 7. A method for constructing a prosthetic assembly to be installed in a live bone, the prosthetic assembly including a first component and a second component to be joined to the first component using a mechanical interface, comprising: (a) generating a first original series of pulses from a first oscillation engine; (b) communicating said first original series of pulses to the second component producing a first communicated series of pulses at the second component; (c) vibrating, responsive to said first communicated series of pulses, the second component to produce a vibrating second component having a first predetermined vibration pattern; and (d) joining the vibrating second component to the first component while the first component is secured. 8. The method of claim 7 further comprising: (e) communicating said first original series of pulses to the first component producing a second communicated series of pulses at the first component; (f) vibrating, responsive to said second communicated series of pulses, the first component to produce a vibrating first component having a second predetermined vibration pattern. 9. The method of claim 7 further comprising: (e) generating a second original series of pulses from a second oscillation engine; (f) communicating said second original series of pulses to the first component producing a second communicated series of pulses at the first component; (g) vibrating, responsive to said second communicated series of pulses, the first component to produce a vibrating first component having a second predetermined vibration pattern; and (h) joining the vibrating first component to the vibrating second component. 10. A device for a prosthesis, comprising: a support coupled to a portion of the prosthesis; and a vibrator coupled to said support, said vibratory configured to vibrate said portion of the prosthesis while it is positioned into a desired alignment. 11. A method for a prosthesis, comprising the steps of: a) supporting a portion of the prosthesis; and thereafter; b) vibrating said portion of the prosthesis producing a vibrating prosthesis portion; and c) positioning said vibrating prosthesis portion into a desired alignment."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "The present invention relates generally to orthopedic surgical systems and procedures employing a prosthetic implant for, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to joint replacement therapies such as total hip replacement including controlled assembly of a prosthesis assembly for the prosthetic implant.\n\nThe subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches, which in and of themselves may also be inventions.\n\nTotal hip replacement refers to a surgical procedure where a hip joint is replaced using a prosthetic implant. There are several different techniques that may be used, but all include a step of inserting an acetabular component into the acetabulum and positioning it correctly in three dimensions (along an X, Y, and Z axis).\n\nIn total hip replacement (THR) procedures there are advantages to patient outcome when the procedure is performed by a surgeon specializing in these procedures. Patients of surgeons who do not perform as many procedures can have increased risks of complications, particularly of complications arising from incorrect placement and positioning of the acetabular component.",
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  "ipc": [
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  "inventors": [
    "Kambiz Behzadi"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-12-10",
  "publication_date": "2016-04-07",
  "priority_date": "2013-12-29",
  "application_number": "US-201514965851-A",
  "family_id": "55631957",
  "cited_by_count": 25,
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