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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2022
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Catherine Krawiec, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Peter Evans, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Chad Glerum, Pennsburg, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc, Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
Implants, systems, and methods of reverse dynamization. The implants, such as expandable spinal implants, bone plates, and intramedullary nails, are securable to bone. The implant may have a moveable component creating a semi-rigid configuration to allow for micro-motion of the bone for a period of time. The moveable component is changeable, for example, based on material properties, change of state, or mechanical or electrical operation, to a static condition creating a rigid configuration to prevent subsequent movement of the bone. The reverse dynamization implants may be used to accelerate bone healing and obtain superior bone fracture healing.