Patent ID: 11890040
Assignee: THE SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS NETWORK (RANDWICK AND WESTMEAD (INCORPORATING THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN)
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An orthopaedic device for securing between first and second regions of bone separated by a growth plate, the orthopaedic device comprising:
a first portion comprising at least two fixing points to secure to a first fixing location on the first bone region in a first configuration and a base configured to extend from the fixing points, the base including a securing point;
a second portion comprising a single fixing point to secure to a second fixing location on the second bone region;
the first and second portions pivotally coupled to each other around the securing point of the first portion;
the first portion when secured to the first fixing location and the second portion when secured to the second fixing location being offset relative to each other and to a longitudinal axis of the bone;
wherein movement of the first and second portions away from each other in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone as it grows causes relative rotation of the first and second bone regions, wherein the at least two fixing points of the first portion hold the first portion in the first configuration during growth of the bone.