Extramedullary device
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsJorge Lopez Camacho, Shawn Placie, Nathan Meyer, Emmon Chen, Gabriel Buenviaje, Woong Kim
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Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure relates to an extramedullary biocompatible implant for moving bone in a patient's body. In some cases, the implant includes: a first plate configured to be attached to bone at a first location; a second plate configured to be attached to bone at a second location; and a distractor extending from the first plate and being at least partially contained within the second plate, where the distractor houses a drive system including a driver and a gear system coupled with the driver, and where the drive system is configured to cause translation of the second plate relative to the first plate.
Claims17
A biocompatible implant for moving bone in a patient's body, the implant comprising:
- a first plate configured to be attached to bone at a first location;
- a second plate configured to be attached to bone at a second location;
- a distractor extending from the first plate and being at least partially contained within the second plate;
- and
- at least one anti-rotation feature that includes one or more anti-rotation pegs extending radially from the distractor and one or more corresponding grooves in the second plate,
- wherein the distractor houses a drive system including a driver and a gear system coupled with the driver, and wherein the drive system is configured to cause translation of the second plate relative to the first plate.
A biocompatible implant for moving bone in a patient's body, the implant comprising:
- a first portion configured to be attached to a bone at a first location;
- a second portion configured to be attached to the bone at a second location;
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- an internal distraction component extending from the first portion and at least partially contained within the second portion, the internal distraction component housing a drive system configured to cause translation of the second portion relative to the first portion,
- wherein an entirety of the drive system is contained within the internal distraction component, wherein the drive system includes a gear system coupled to a driver,
- wherein the driver is located between a proximal end of the implant and the gear system, and
- wherein a distal end of the internal distraction component includes a first threaded coupler for mating with a second threaded coupler on the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.