Patent ID: 8226655

Claim:
A distraction assembly structured to automatically facilitate bone growth for the application of a dental implant, said distraction assembly comprising: a self-contained, autonomous drive assembly including a drive motor, said drive assembly dimensioned and configured for operative placement within the mouth of a patient, a support frame connected in supporting relation to said drive assembly and anchored to a correspondingly disposed bone tissue within the mouth, at least one displacement member securable to a predetermined bone segment associated with an implant site, said one displacement member connected in driven relation to said drive assembly and movable along a predetermined path of travel concurrent to displacement of the bone segment secured thereto, an indexing assembly connected in driving relation to said one displacement member and in driven relation to said drive motor, and said drive assembly comprising a timing assembly cooperatively structured with a remainder of said drive assembly to automatically cause incremental advancement of said displacement member along said predetermined path of travel and displacement of the bone segment relative to said implant site.