Magnetic array implant

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2006-09-05

2006-09-05

Robert, Eduardo C. (Department: 3733)

Surgery

Instruments

Orthopedic instrumentation

C623S018120

Reexamination Certificate

active

07101374

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for stabilizing and or maintaining adjacent bone portions in predetermined desired relationships and for constraining one, two or three-dimensional motion and/or rotation of the adjacent bone portions. More particularly, the present invention relates to a magnetic apparatus with at least two magnetic arrays, each of which may include any number of magnets arranged in a predetermined manner and each magnetic array generating a magnetic field therearound. Once implanted and secured to the adjacent bone portions, the apparatus provides interacting magnetic fields in the area of the bone portions and transduces magnetic energy into mechanical energy and mechanical energy into potential magnetic energy, thereby reproducing functionally anatomic and/or anatomically advantageous arrangement of the bone portions.

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