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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Applicant:
The Methodist Hospital System, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Jaime Gateno, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL SYSTEM, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/8019 (2013.01); A61B 17/8071 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2017/568 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2034/254 (2016.02); A61B 2090/035 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a customizable distractor for oral and maxillofacial surgery and a system and method for designing and making the same. The distractor includes a steering apparatus that is movable along the helical-shaped distraction path to create gap between the first and second bone segments, an anchoring member for coupling the steering apparatus a first and second bone segment, and a distraction drive mechanism is used to drive movement of the steering apparatus along the distraction path.