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US 2026/0123966 A1Published application
Adjustable implant
AssigneeNuVasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
InventorsJorge Lopez Camacho, Shawn Placie
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Abstract
One aspect of the disclosure relates to an aspect of the disclosure relates to an adjustable implant including: a housing; a first adjustable member at least partially positioned within the housing and moveable relative to the housing; and a first actuation assembly positioned within the first adjustable member and configured to move the first adjustable member relative to the housing.
Claims16
An adjustable implant comprising:
- a housing having an internal thread and defining a cavity within the housing;
- an adjustable member at least partially positioned within the housing and moveable relative to the housing within the cavity, the adjustable member including a transducer adjacent an outer wall thereof;
- an actuation assembly positioned within the adjustable member and configured to move the adjustable member relative to the housing, the actuation assembly including:
- an actuator configured to be activated by an external adjustment device;
- a gear assembly coupled to the actuator;
- and
- an output driver coupled to the gear assembly;
- and
- a sleeve located radially between the actuation assembly and the adjustable member, the sleeve including a load cell coupled with the transducer.
6 more elements
The method of claim 50, further comprising actuating the actuator to adjust the adjustable implant based on the measured load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.