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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Lukas Giger, Basel, CH;
Bruno Laeng, Horriwil, CH;
Hugo Flueckiger, Derendingen, CH;
Markus Hunziker, Aarau, CH;
Inventors:
Lukas Giger, Basel, CH;
Bruno Laeng, Horriwil, CH;
Hugo Flueckiger, Derendingen, CH;
Markus Hunziker, Aarau, CH;
Assignee:
Synthes USA, LLC, West Chester, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for displacing tissue within the body, wherein the apparatus includes two or more attachment members selectively displaceable with respect to each other via a driving member. The driving member preferably is rotatable and is caused to rotate by a magnetic actuator that can be activated by a magnetic field from outside the body.