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Granted Patent B2
US 12,290,290 · App. 17/810,469 · Granted May 6, 2025

System and method for altering rotational alignment of bone sections

Inventor: Scott Pool (Laguna Hills, CA)
Assignee: NuVasive, Inc.
A61B17/7216A61B17/1725A61B17/68A61B17/921A61B50/30A61B50/34A61F2/28A61B2017/00411A61B2017/00845A61B2017/681A61B50/33
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Patent No.
US 12,290,290
App. No.
17/810,469
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure describes systems and methods for altering bone sections in a patient. In one embodiment, a system may include an intramedullary implant including: a housing configured to be secured to a first section of bone, where the housing may include one or more shaft engaging grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof; a distraction shaft configured to be secured to a second section of bone, where the distraction shaft may include one or more grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof. The system may further include an actuator disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the distraction shaft, and in response to rotation of the actuator, the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft may engage with the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing, causing axial displacement of the distraction shaft relative to the housing.

Claims (26)

1. An intramedullary implant comprising:

a housing configured to be secured to a first section of bone, the housing including one or more shaft engaging grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof;

a distraction shaft configured to be secured to a second section of bone, the distraction shaft including one or more grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof; and

an actuator disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the distraction shaft,

wherein, in response to rotation of the actuator, the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft engage with the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing, causing axial displacement of the distraction shaft relative to the housing

wherein the actuator comprises a rotatable permanent magnet positioned within the housing and a lead screw coupled to the rotatable permanent magnet.

2. The intramedullary implant of claim 1 , further comprising one or more ball bearings interposed between the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft.

3. The intramedullary implant of claim 2 , wherein the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft include semi-circular indentation configured to allow the one or more ball bearings to roll therein.

4. The intramedullary implant of claim 2 , wherein the one or more ball bearings are configured to rotationally lock the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft relative to the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing.

5. The intramedullary implant of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of recesses between the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft, the plurality of recesses configured to retain the one or more ball bearings therein.

6. The intramedullary implant of claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more ball bearings is sized to engage with a corresponding one of the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft and the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and to prevent rotation between the corresponding one of the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft and the corresponding one of the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing.

7. The intramedullary implant of claim 1 , further comprising a slip clutch disposed between the rotatable permanent magnet and the lead screw, the slip clutch configured to prevent binding of the rotatable permanent magnet and the lead screw.

8. The intramedullary implant of claim 1 , further comprising a sliding seal between the distraction shaft and the housing for providing protection of the implant from an external environment the implant is exposed to.

9. The intramedullary implant of claim 8 , wherein the sliding seal includes a plurality of protrusions configured to slidingly seal against the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft.

10. The intramedullary implant of claim 1 , wherein the implant is configured to aid in treatment of a limb length discrepancy or a bone defect in the patient's body.

11. An intramedullary implant comprising:

a housing configured to be secured to a first section of bone, the housing including one or more shaft engaging grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof;

a distraction shaft configured to be secured to a second section of bone, the distraction shaft including one or more grooves axially extending along an inner surface thereof; and

one or more ball bearings interposed between the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft, wherein the one or more ball bearings are configured to rotationally lock the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft relative to the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing.

12. The intramedullary implant of claim 11 , wherein in response to rotation of an actuator disposed within the housing, the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft engage with the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing, causing axial displacement of the distraction shaft relative to the housing.

13. The intramedullary implant of claim 12 , wherein the actuator comprises a rotatable permanent magnet positioned within the housing.

14. The intramedullary implant of claim 13 , further comprising a lead screw coupled to the rotatable permanent magnet, a slip clutch disposed between the rotatable permanent magnet and the lead screw, the slip clutch configured to prevent binding of the rotatable permanent magnet and the lead screw.

15. The intramedullary implant of claim 11 , further comprising a plurality of recesses between the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft, the plurality of recesses configured to retain the one or more ball bearings therein.

16. The intramedullary implant of claim 11 , wherein each of the one or more ball bearings is sized to engage with a corresponding one of the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft and the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing and to prevent rotation between the corresponding one of the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft and the corresponding one of the one or more shaft engaging grooves of the housing.

17. The intramedullary implant of claim 11 , further comprising a sliding seal between the distraction shaft and the housing, the sliding seal includes a plurality of protrusions configured to slidingly seal against the one or more grooves of the distraction shaft.

18. A method of adjusting the first section of the bone with the intramedullary implant of claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: POOL, SCOTT
To: ELLIPSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060396/0689 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 5, 2022
From: ELLIPSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
To: NUVASIVE SPECIALIZED ORTHOPEDICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 060396/0708 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation 16841925 · Apr 7, 2020
Continuation 15989672 · May 25, 2018
Continuation 15207763 · Jul 12, 2016
Continuation 14146336 · Jan 2, 2014
Continuation 13370966 · Feb 10, 2012
Provisional Application 61472055 · Apr 5, 2011
Provisional Application 61442658 · Feb 14, 2011
Related Publication 20220346846A1 · Nov 3, 2022
Related Publication 20230233236A9 · Jul 27, 2023
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