Patents Assigned to Faceworks Solutions & Technology Limited
  • Distraction device for maxillofacial surgery
    Patent number: 7252668
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device that maybe used in maxillofacial surgery and dentistry. The device comprises a translating bracket with a cylinder and a fixed bracket with a chamber. A distraction screw is mounted through the cylinder and with one end resting on the chamber. By turning this screw when the device has been mounted on bone pieces osteogenesis can be achieved. The device can be made suitable for both dentulous and edentulous patients with alveolar defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Faceworks Solutions & Technology Limited
    Inventor: Philippe Wolgen