Skeletal distraction device with dual spring preload
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260096943A1 for a skeletal distraction device with dual spring preload mechanism. The invention, filed October 20, 2023 by inventors Jean-Francois Roy and Olivier Boisvert, comprises first and second braces connected by a load transfer mechanism with adjustable preload springs for orthopedic applications in vertebrates.
What changed
The USPTO published patent application US20260096943A1 for a skeletal distraction device featuring a dual spring preload mechanism for orthopedic applications. The device includes first and second braces adapted to contact body portions, connected by a load transfer mechanism with two springs and preload adjustment capability along perpendicular axes.
Medical device manufacturers and orthopedic device developers should monitor this application for potential patent claims upon grant. The dual spring preload design may represent prior art for similar distraction or orthopedic devices, warranting freedom-to-operate analysis before commercializing comparable products.
What to do next
- Monitor for patent grant status
- Review claims for freedom-to-operate analysis if developing similar devices
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SKELETAL DISTRACTION DEVICE
Application US20260096943A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Jean-François ROY, Olivier BOISVERT
Abstract
A skeletal distraction device for a four-limbed vertebrate, and particularly a human, comprises a first brace, a second brace and a load transfer mechanism. The first brace is adapted to contact a first body portion of the vertebrate while the second brace is adapted to contact a second body portion of the vertebrate. The load transfer mechanism, which connects the first brace to the second brace, comprises a first spring, a second spring and a preload adjustment. A first spring preload is adjusted through the preload adjuster. The second spring is operative to transfer a second load between the first brace and the second brace along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. When the vertebrate wears the skeletal distraction device, the first spring is operative to transfer a first load along the first axis between the first brace and the second brace by adjusting the preload.
CPC Classifications
A61H 1/0218 A61F 5/028 A61H 1/024 A61H 1/0277 A61F 2005/0197 A61H 2201/0192 A61H 2201/1207 A61H 2201/14 A61H 2201/1604 A61H 2201/1614 A61H 2201/1619 A61H 2201/1628 A61H 2201/1635 A61H 2201/164 A61H 2201/165 A61H 2203/03
Filing Date
2023-10-20
Application No.
19115502
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