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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Orthospin Ltd., Misgav, IL;
Inventors:
Ofer Vikinsky, Tzur-Yigal, IL;
Jonatan Epstein, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Ido Laufer, Herzlia, IL;
Liraz Shlomoff, Rehovot, IL;
Assignee:
Orthospin Ltd., Misgav, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/62 (2006.01); A61B 17/66 (2006.01); A61B 17/64 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/62 (2013.01); A61B 17/6458 (2013.01); A61B 17/66 (2013.01); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical device, comprising: a medical strut; a preloader configured to store energy, wherein the medical strut is configured to transform the energy stored in the preloader to a first force applicable to a bodily tissue; an actuator configured to apply a second force to adjust the length of the medical strut, thereby facilitating the transforming the stored energy to the first force; and a controller configured to control the actuator.