Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including incising an opening in a synovial capsule substantially surrounding a joint, using a first tool to form an enlarged opening in the synovial capsule, determining whether to modify the joint, the joint being modified using a second tool if a bone structure coupled to one or more bones is found within the joint and the bone structure is configured to limit articulation of the one or more bones when an implantable device is inserted into the synovial capsule and the joint, and inserting the implantable device into the synovial capsule through the enlarged opening, the implantable device being inserted into the joint using a third tool.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a saddle configured to axially align a top contoured surface to a bone surface and to axially align a bottom contoured surface to another bone surface, and a peripheral protrusion disposed on a peripheral surface of the saddle, the peripheral protrusion being configured to maintain dynamic stability of the saddle between the bone surface and the another bone surface.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including incising an opening in a synovial capsule substantially surrounding a joint, using a first tool to form an enlarged opening in the synovial capsule, determining whether to modify the joint, the joint being modified using a second tool if a bone structure coupled to one or more bones is found within the joint and the bone structure is configured to limit articulation of the one or more bones when an implantable device is inserted into the synovial capsule and the joint, and inserting the implantable device into the synovial capsule through the enlarged opening, the implantable device being inserted into the joint using a third tool.

Abstract: Implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a body with a top surface having a radius of curvature, and a bottom surface with another radius of curvature, configured to be surgically implanted in a joint and to prevent contact between one or more bones in the joint, the body not being coupled to the one or more bones, and a peripheral protrusion disposed substantially about a perimeter of the body and having a substantially circular cross section, the peripheral protrusion being configured to prevent expulsion of the body from the joint.

Abstract: Implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least two substantially parallel surfaces, the two substantially parallel surfaces having substantially similar radii of curvature and are substantially trapezoidally shaped, the top surface having a top radius of curvature and the bottom surface having a bottom radius of curvature, the body being configured to be disposed in a joint such that the surfaces are configured to be in intermittent contact with bone surfaces of one or more bones comprising the joint, the body not being coupled to the one or more bones, and a peripheral protrusion disposed substantially at an intersection of at least two surfaces, the peripheral protrusion being formed with the body, substantially spherical, and configured to prevent expulsion of the body from the joint.

Abstract: Implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a body with a top surface having a radius of curvature, and a bottom surface with another radius of curvature, configured to be surgically implanted in a joint and to prevent contact between one or more bones in the joint, the body not being coupled to the one or more bones, and a peripheral protrusion disposed substantially about a perimeter of the body and having a substantially outward facing vertical surface, the peripheral protrusion being configured to prevent expulsion of the body from the joint.

Abstract: Implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a body with a top surface having a plurality of regions, each region having a radius of curvature, and a bottom surface having another radius of curvature, the body being configured to be disposed in a joint to prevent contact between one or more bones comprising the joint, the body also not being coupled to the one or more bones, a peripheral protrusion disposed substantially about a perimeter of the body and configured to prevent expulsion of the body from the joint, and a notch disposed substantially about the perimeter of the body and formed with a region of the top surface, the notch having a substantially outward facing vertical surface that is configured to retain the device in position within the joint.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including incising an opening in a synovial capsule substantially surrounding a joint, using a first tool to form an enlarged opening in the synovial capsule, determining whether to modify the joint, the joint being modified using a second tool if a bone structure coupled to one or more bones is found within the joint and the bone structure is configured to limit articulation of the one or more bones when an implantable device is inserted into the synovial capsule and the joint, and inserting the implantable device into the synovial capsule through the enlarged opening, the implantable device being inserted into the joint using a third tool.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including incising an opening in a synovial capsule substantially surrounding a joint, using a first tool to form an enlarged opening in the synovial capsule, determining whether to modify the joint, the joint being modified using a second tool if a bone structure coupled to one or more bones is found within the joint and the bone structure is configured to limit articulation of the one or more bones when an implantable device is inserted into the synovial capsule and the joint, and inserting the implantable device into the synovial capsule through the enlarged opening, the implantable device being inserted into the joint using a third tool.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a body having a body configured to be disposed in a cavity between a first toroidal shape and a second toroidal shape, the body being substantially saddle-shaped and configured to have a first saddle surface aligned on a first axis and a second saddle surface aligned on a second axis, and a channel formed on the body comprising a portion of the first saddle surface and another portion of the second saddle surface.

Abstract: Techniques for implantable orthopedic pain management devices are disclosed, including a saddle configured to axially align a top contoured surface to a bone surface and to axially align a bottom contoured surface to another bone surface, and a peripheral protrusion disposed on a peripheral surface of the saddle, the peripheral protrusion being configured to maintain dynamic stability of the saddle between the bone surface and the another bone surface.