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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2024
Synthes Gmbh, Oberdorf, CH;
Shahar Harari, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Oren Cohen, Moreshet, IL;
Michael Wahl, Raynham, MA (US);
Scott P. Lavoritano, West Chester, PA (US);
Albert A. Montello, West Chester, PA (US);
Synthes GmbH, Oberdorf, CH;
Abstract
A control system for use with an adjustable bone fixation device including a first fixation element and a second fixation element connectable to bone tissue portions on either side of a treatment site, the control system including: one or more actuators configured to controllably adjust lengths of a plurality of adjustable length struts of the bone fixation device, the plurality of adjustable length struts connecting the first and the second fixation elements of the bone fixation device, length adjustment thereof changing a spatial relationship between the first and the second fixation elements; and circuitry configured to control the one or more actuators to cause the first and second fixation elements to perform an accordion maneuver by performing a plurality of actuations to adjust lengths of the plurality of adjustable length struts to create a reciprocal movement of the first and second fixation elements relative to each other.