Attachments for a mandibular distraction device for use in mandibular distraction osteogenesis
US5735688A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C8/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Attachment are used with a mandibular distraction device for use in distracting the mandible subsequent to corticotomy thereof. First and second sets of crowns of the device are adapted to be attached to the bicuspid and molar teeth of respective opposite lateral sides of the mandible. A first pair of expander assemblies are removably or fixedly attachable to the opposite sides of the first set of crowns, and a second pair of expander assemblies are removably or fixedly attachable to the opposite sides of the second set of crowns. Each pair of expander assemblies includes one expandable device and one sliding tube assembly. The attachments include receptor attachments that are provided to be attached to the bicuspid crowns and the molar crowns, and corresponding connector attachments that are provided to be attached to the screw devices and sliding tube assemblies for connection thereof to the crowns.
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