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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Thomas S. Johnston, Jr., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas S. Johnston, Jr., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
KLS-Martin, L.P., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/58 (2006.01); A61B 17/60 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61B 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/66 (2013.01); A61B 17/8004 (2013.01); A61B 17/8061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pair of bone plates adapted for attachment to cranial bone segments, the cranial plates being mounted to a distraction mechanism such that the cranial plates can be separated gradually in very small increments. Each of the cranial plates is mounted to the distraction mechanism with a ball and socket connector assembly, such that each of the plates can move in multiple directions and orientations relative to the distraction mechanism to better accommodate a convex, planar or concave surface topography presented during the distraction procedure.