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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yan Razdolsky, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Patrick Driscoll, Prospect Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433-7 ;
Abstract
An oral osteodistraction device has first and second sets of engagement members adapted to be attached to at least teeth of respective opposite lateral sides of one of the bones of the jaw. A first expander assembly is attached to the first set of engagement members, the first expander assembly having at least one expandable screw device. A second expander assembly is attached to the second set of tooth engagement members, the second expander assembly also comprises at least one expandable screw device.