Method and apparatus for use of a non-invasive expandable implant
First Claim
1. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
- a bone replacement configured to be secured to the first bone portion;
an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; and
a connection system including a cable that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said bone replacement in response to a force exerted by said anchoring member due to the growth of the second bone portion,wherein said bone replacement includes an articulable joint that connects the first bone portion to the second bone portion.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a non-invasive expandable implant utilizing energy from an epiphyseal growth plate of a human long bone to expand the implant. A bone replacement section includes a housing, an expansion shaft, a connection system, and an implant member. An anchoring member is secured to the second bone portion and spaced from the implant member. The expansion shaft is configured to translate a first distance between the housing and the first bone member. Growth of the bone causes an increase of a second distance between an implant portion and the anchoring member. The increase of the second distance causes the anchoring member to exert a force on a connection system causing an increase of the first distance, thus expanding the implant.
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28 Claims
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1. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement configured to be secured to the first bone portion; an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; and a connection system including a cable that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said bone replacement in response to a force exerted by said anchoring member due to the growth of the second bone portion, wherein said bone replacement includes an articulable joint that connects the first bone portion to the second bone portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement configured to be secured to the first bone portion; an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; and a connection system including a flexible connector that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said bone replacement in response to a force exerted by said anchoring member due to the growth of the second bone portion, wherein said bone replacement includes an expansion shaft that is configured to translate within a housing and is adapted to connect to the first bone portion, wherein said expansion shaft translates in said housing a first distance and the second bone portion grows a second distance, and wherein a first increase in said first distance is caused by a second increase in said second distance.
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7. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement configured to be secured to the first bone portion; an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; a connection system including a flexible connector that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said bone replacement in response to a force exerted by said anchoring member due to the growth of the second bone portion; and a bearing component that is configured to engage said bone replacement and adapted to secure to the second bone portion. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement configured to be secured to the first bone portion; an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; and a connection system configured to connect said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said replacement section in response to the growth of the second bone portion, and wherein said connection system includes a cable that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member and transmits a force from said anchoring member to said bone replacement to expand said bone replacement.
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11. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement section having a housing, an expansion shaft, a connection system and an implant member; and an anchoring member secured to the second bone portion and spaced from said implant member, wherein said expansion shaft is configured to translate within said housing a first distance and is adapted to connect to the first bone portion, said first distance between said housing and the first bone member, wherein said implant member is configured to be secured to at least a portion of the second bone portion and includes a cannulated portion through which said connection system passes, wherein growth of the second bone portion causes an increase of a second distance between said implant portion and said anchoring member, said increase of said second distance causes said anchoring member to exert a force on said connection system causing an increase of said first distance, wherein said connection system includes a flexible connector secured to said anchoring member and connected to said expansion shaft, wherein movement of said anchoring member causes movement of said expansion shaft and wherein said bone replacement section further includes an articulable joint. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement section having a cannulated articulable joint member connecting the first bone portion to the second bone portion, an anchoring member configured to be secured to the second bone portion; and a connection system including a flexible connector that connects said bone replacement to said anchoring member, wherein said connection system is configured to expand said bone replacement section in response to a force exerted by said anchoring member due to the growth of the second bone portion; and wherein said articulable cannulated joint is configured to prevent additional application of tension on said connection system by the said articulable cannulated joint.
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26. A non-invasive expandable bone device adapted to be in a first bone portion of a patient that is capable of using growth of a second bone portion to elongate the first bone portion, the device comprising:
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a bone replacement section having a housing, an expansion shaft, a connection system and an implant member; an anchoring member capable of being secured to the second bone portion and spaced from said implant member; and an intramedullary stem capable of being secured to the first bone portion, wherein said expansion shaft is configured to translate within said housing a first distance and is adapted to connect to the first bone portion, said first distance is between said housing and the first bone member, wherein said implant member is configured to be secured to at least a portion of the second bone portion and includes a cannulated portion through which said connection system passes, wherein growth of the second bone portion causes an increase of a second distance between said implant member and said anchoring member, said increase of said second distance causes said anchoring member to exert a force on said connection system causing an increase of said first distance, wherein said connection system includes a cable secured to said anchoring member and connected to said expansion shaft, and wherein movement of said anchoring member causes movement of said expansion shaft. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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