Patent ID: 8282635
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: A61B,G09B

Abstract:
1. An intra-oral distraction device for distraction osteogenesis of the maxillary bone, said intra-oral distraction device for attachment to and disposition upon an anchoring bone or bones each having a contoured surface and contoured edges, said intra-oral distraction device comprising: a first fixation plate having an elongated body with an interior surface and an exterior surface, said interior surface being configured for anatomically mating with said contoured surface and for engaging with and about said contoured edges of said anchoring bone to secure the fixation plate to said anchoring bone; a docking structure rigidly attached to the first fixation plate for receiving an occlusal splint coupled to the maxillary bone to be distracted; and a distractor attached to said docking structure and coupled to the maxillary bone for distracting the maxilla bone of the patient relative to the anchoring bone the coupling of the docking structure and the distractor to the splint for providing omnidirectional control of said distraction.