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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2020
Orthopediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Matthew Prygoski, North Liberty, IN (US);
Richard Detlefsen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Evangelos Tozakoglou, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John V. Daniluck, Indianapolis, IN (US);
OrthoPediatrics Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A system for interconnecting bones includes an implantable member configured to be mechanically coupled to a first bone, configured to be mechanically coupled to a second bone, configured to provide substantially no resistance to compression of the implantable member, configured to support a tensile load within a predetermined range of tensile loads extending from a first load to a second load, configured to have a predetermined elasticity within the range of tensile loads, configured to have a first characteristic at the first load, and configured to have a second characteristic at the second load. The system also includes a means for measuring the first characteristic and the second characteristic. And the system includes a means for calculating a tension between the first bone and the second bone based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic.