Patent ID: 11871969
Assignee: ACUSTITCH, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. An implant device comprising:
a connection bridge to cause retraction or distraction of first and second bone segments of a bone, the connection bridge mountable to overlap an outer surface of the bone and configured to, in at least one plane, exert a force of retraction or distraction to one of the first and second bone segments in response to translational motion of the connection bridge and includes:
a first insertion structure mountable to in overlapping relationship with an outer surface of the first bone segment, the first insertion structure having at least one rack;
an internal repositioning tool having a pinion to engage the at least one rack to cause the translational motion;
a lock mechanism to selectively lock the translational motion of the repositioning tool; and
a second insertion structure mountable to in overlapping relationship with an outer surface of the second bone segment or a third bone segment between the first bone segment and the second bone segment, the second insertion structure includes a housing to:
internally house at least one of the pinion and the lock mechanism; and

receive a portion of the at least one rack of the first insertion structure within the housing to engage the at least one of the pinion and the lock mechanism,
wherein:
the second insertion structure is configured to be mounted to in overlapping relationship with an outer surface of the third bone segment;
the connection bridge further comprises a third insertion structure mountable to in overlapping relationship with the second bone segment, the third insertion structure includes at least one rack having a rack portion insertable into the second insertion structure to engage the pinion; and
the internal repositioning tool is configured to cause translational motion of the first and third insertion structures.