Telescopic bone plate for use in bone lengthening by distraction osteogenesis
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1. A telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections, the telescopic bone plate having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and comprising:
- a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate adjustable relative to each other in at least a superior inferior direction substantially perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone, at least one displacement means to adjust the positions of the top bone plate and bottom bone plate relative to each other, said displacement means including telescopic means which is actuated in a superior inferior plane, andwherein the displacement means is able to be actuated internally to a patient.
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Abstract
The invention is a telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections. In a preferred embodiment, the telescopic bone plate consists of a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate longitudinally, laterally and vertically adjustable relative to each other and including a device for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone. A telescopic member adjusts the relative positions of the top and bottom bone plate to each other. The telescopic member is actuated internally to the patient and may be actuated intraorally in one variation.
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1. A telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections, the telescopic bone plate having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and comprising:
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a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate adjustable relative to each other in at least a superior inferior direction substantially perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone, at least one displacement means to adjust the positions of the top bone plate and bottom bone plate relative to each other, said displacement means including telescopic means which is actuated in a superior inferior plane, and wherein the displacement means is able to be actuated internally to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 25)
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10. A telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections, the plate comprising:
a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate adjustable relative to each other in at least one of three mutually perpendicular directions;
a medial lateral direction, a superior inferior direction and an anterior posterior direction, and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone, at least one displacement means to adjust the positions of the top bone plate and the bottom bone plate relative to each other, wherein the displacement means is actuated internally to a patient, and is actuated by a motor.
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11. The telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections, the telescopic bone plate having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and comprising:
a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate adjustable relative to each other in at least one of a medial lateral direction substantially parallel to the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, and a superior inferior direction substantially perpendicular to the both the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to one, at least one displacement means to adjust the positions of the top bone plate and the bottom bone plate relative to each other, wherein the displacement means is able to be actuated internally to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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26. A telescopic bone plate for distracting osteotomically separated bone sections telescopic bone plate having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis and comprising:
a top bone plate and a bottom bone plate adjustable relative to each other in at least two of a medial lateral direction, substantially parallel to the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, a superior inferior direction substantially perpendicular to both the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis of the telescopic bone plate, and an anterior posterior direction, substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the telescopic bone plate and including means for fastening the telescopic bone plate to bone, at least two displacement means for adjusting the positions of the top bone plate and the bottom bone plate relative to each other in at least two of three mutually perpendicular planes a medial lateral plane, a superior inferior plane, and an anterior posterior plane. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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