US 12,440,340 B2
Responsive biomechanical implants and devices
Fielding B. Staton, Liberty, MO (US); and David Strumpf, Columbia, MO (US)
Assigned to Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C., Liberty, MO (US)
Filed by Newtonoid Technologies, L.L.C., Liberty, MO (US)
Filed on May 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,638.
Application 17/664,638 is a division of application No. 16/266,336, filed on Feb. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,337,817.
Application 16/266,336 is a division of application No. 15/677,830, filed on Aug. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,195,035, issued on Feb. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/440,653, filed on Dec. 30, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280301 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/64 (2006.01); A61F 2/68 (2006.01); A61F 2/70 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/66 (2006.01); A61F 2/72 (2006.01); A61F 2/76 (2006.01); A61F 2/78 (2006.01); A61F 2/80 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/30 (2013.01) [A61F 2/30721 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/3886 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/60 (2013.01); A61F 2/604 (2013.01); A61F 2/64 (2013.01); A61F 2/68 (2013.01); A61F 2/70 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30079 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30563 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30565 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30566 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30568 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3067 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/48 (2021.08); A61F 2002/5003 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/5033 (2013.01); A61F 2/6607 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6614 (2013.01); A61F 2002/6863 (2013.01); A61F 2002/704 (2013.01); A61F 2002/705 (2013.01); A61F 2/72 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7615 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7635 (2013.01); A61F 2/7812 (2013.01); A61F 2002/7818 (2013.01); A61F 2/80 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A prosthetic device, comprising:
a bone implantable component;
a bearing component having an articulation surface sized and shaped to substantially mate with at least a portion of the bone implantable component at an interface; the articulation surface comprising a damping mechanism comprising an interaction component and a flexible component;
wherein, the flexible component biases the interaction component away from the articulation surface; and
wherein, in use, an initial force received by the bearing component is partially transferred to the interaction component, thereby causing an alteration in the flexible component, the alteration resulting in at least a partial dissipation of the force.