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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Flexi Oscar D.o.o., Zagreb, HR;
Mislav Jelic, Zagreb, HR;
Flexi Oscar d.o.o., Zagreb, HR;
Abstract
An external load bearing distracting device, which can be positioned to fully unload a knee joint cartilage while providing the knee joint normal motion, for an articulating anatomical joint. The device includes a first and second rotatable threaded rods arranged longitudinally on opposite sides of a rotating joint, and first and second translational tubes slidably arranged around the first and second rotatable threaded rods, respectively. The rotating joint may comprise a ball-and-ring-joint configured for accommodating a two mutually complementary brake elements. The first and second rotatable threaded rods each include a first and second clamping nuts thereon, which contact a proximal end of the first and second translational tube to limit longitudinal translation thereof towards the rotating joint. The distracting device is intended for temporary implantation to treat osteoarthritis, focal cartilage defects, and fractures inside the knee joint.