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Patent
CA 2110814
2110814 9222268 PCTABS00018 An orthopaedic system is provided which includes a plurality of support members (60), a plurality of rods (20) interconnecting the support members (60), a plurality of pins (70) attached to the support members (60) for passing through bone of a patient and an automatic drive mechanism to control an adjustment mechanism of the rods (20) to adjust the rod length of rods (20) to alter the relative positions of the support members (60). The drive mechanism includes at least one motor (11) for incrementally adjusting the adjustment mechanism of at least one of the rods (20) and a controller mechanism (30) for providing pulses to the motor (11) and for storing information regarding the number of stepwise adjustments of the rod length by the motor (11). An internal orthopaedic system is also disclosed in which a telescoping rod (322) driven by an internal drive screw (324) is placed internal to the bone of a patient and driven by means of either a flexible drive shaft (310) connected to a motor (11) and controller assembly or an internal motor and controller assembly.
Holloway Jordon M.
Pursley John A.
Wakefield Thomas L.
Autogenesis Corporation
Kent & Edgar
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