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US 12,213,708 B2Granted
Remote control module for adjustable implants
AssigneeNuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
InventorsShanbao Cheng, Jorge Lopez Camacho, Youngsam Bae, Michael Moeller, Gabriel Buenviaje, Shawn Placie
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Abstract
The present disclosure broadly provides applications of communication at ultrasound frequencies to establish transcutaneous data communication between medical devices located on and/or within a body of a patient, including inter alia: features for adjustable implants including data communication, hermetic containment, and torque amplification features.
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A deformity treatment system, comprising:
- a control module having a transceiver configured to send and receive data;
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- an adjustable implant, the adjustable implant includes a driver configured to adjust the adjustable implant;
- wherein the adjustable implant includes a first magnetic element;
- wherein the control module is implantable separately from the adjustable implant and includes a second magnetic element;
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- wherein the adjustable implant is adjusted in accordance with treatment instructions using a magnetic field generated from the second magnetic element in the control module to move the first magnetic element in the adjustable implant.
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A system for treating a deformity, comprising:
- an adjustable implant;
- a control module implantable separately from the adjustable implant, the control module having a magnetic element;
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- an external transceiver;
- wherein the adjustable implant includes a rotatable permanent magnet,
- wherein the rotatable permanent magnet of the adjustable implant is configured to magnetically couple with the magnetic element of the control module,
- wherein the external transceiver is configured to transmit treatment instructions to the control module, and wherein the control module is configured to adjust the adjustable implant in accordance with the treatment instructions, and
- wherein rotation of the rotatable permanent magnet is configured to change a dimension of the adjustable implant.
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A method for treating a deformity, comprising:
- providing an adjustable implant within an intramedullary cavity of a bone, wherein the adjustable implant includes a first magnetic element;
- securing a control module to the bone, the control module being implanted separately from the adjustable implant and having a second magnetic element;
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- communicating treatment instructions to the control module using an external transceiver;
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- adjusting the adjustable implant in accordance with the treatment instructions using a magnetic field generated from the second magnetic element in the control module to move the first magnetic element in the adjustable implant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.