Patents Assigned to New York University and Howmedica, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6019769
    Abstract: A method of performing angular distraction osteogenesis by drilling bone-pin holes into the first and second sides of a segmented bone, inserting bone-pins into the bone-pin holes, attaching the bone-pins in each side of the segmented bone to a distraction device and adjusting the distraction devise so that the bone portion of the first side of the segmented bone angularly adjusts, rotates or pivots its position relative to the bone portion on the second side of the segmented bone in precise, gradual and predetermined incremental amounts over a period of time so that the bone tissue remains healthy and the blood vessels and nerve endings remain intact during the bending distraction process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: New York University and Howmedica, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph F. McCarthy, John S. Crombie