Device for correcting unbalanced growth plate activity and for orthodontic applications

An assembly for correcting unbalanced growth plate activity in a bone, comprising:

• a) an implant formed of wire having
• (i) a longitudinal central section,
• (ii) a first end configured as a first loop, said first loop having a central axis that is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the central section, and
• (iii) a second end configured as a second loop being in a form of a helical coil, said helical coil having a central axis that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the central section;
• b) a first bone screw having a shaft section configured for insertion through the first loop of the implant;
• and
• c) a second bone screw having a shaft section configured for insertion through the second loop of the implant;
• wherein the second loop is an open loop having a free end, and
• wherein the helical coil is configured to unwind from the shaft section of the second bone screw while applying a controlled force acting against a direction of growth of the growth plate when the implant is attached to the bone with the first and second bone screws such that the longitudinal central section of the implant bridges the growth plate of the bone.