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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
John C. Magill, Woburn, MA (US);
Joseph R. Morency, Salem, MA (US);
Leonard B. Kaban, Charlestown, MA (US);
Maria Troulis, Charlestown, MA (US);
John C. Magill, Woburn, MA (US);
Joseph R. Morency, Salem, MA (US);
Leonard B. Kaban, Charlestown, MA (US);
Maria Troulis, Charlestown, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for distraction osteogenesis are disclosed employing an energy storage device and a controlled release of energy to provide a separating force. For example, bone expansion devices can include a first anchor element attachable to a first segment of bone, a second anchor element attachable to a second segment of bone, and an actuator for applying a separating force between the first and second anchor elements. The actuator can include a potential energy storage device and a controller for releasing energy from the energy storage device to provide the separating force.