Patent ID: 8585740

Claim:
A growing rod device comprising: a main housing containing on-board electronics; at least one drive assembly connected to said main housing; and at least one elongated extension element coupled at one end to said drive assembly for movement of said extension element relative to said housing, said extension element including at an opposite end an anchor element configured to be anchored to a portion of a patient's anatomy, wherein said on-board electronics includes; an on-board microprocessor connected to said at least one drive assembly and operable to activate said drive assembly to move said extension element in response to movement data; a power supply providing power to said on-board microprocessor and said drive assembly; and a receiver for receiving remotely transmitted data, said receiver coupled to said on-board microprocessor to provide said data to said on-board microprocessor, said data including movement data for extending or retracting said extension element relative to said housing.