Patent ID: 11944365
Assignee: EXACTECH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. The device of claim 1, further comprising:
a second one of the first plate configured to interface with the first bone structure of the joint, and
a second one of the mechanical actuation mechanism disposed between the second one of the first plate and the second plate and configured to apply a second distraction force along an axis between the second one of the first plate and the second plate so as to urge the second one of the first plate and the second plate away from one another,
wherein the device is configured so as to have a second range of expansion ranging from a minimum distance between the second one of the first plate and the second plate to a maximum distance between the second one of the first plate and the second plate, and wherein the second one of the mechanical actuation mechanism is configured such that the second distraction force is a substantially constant distraction force across the second range of expansion.