US Patent Issued to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA on Oct. 7 for "Systems and methods for a smart, implantable cranio-maxillo-facial distractor" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,649, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) and CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia).

"Systems and methods for a smart, implantable cranio-maxillo-facial distractor" was invented by Jesse Taylor (Gladwyne, Pa.) and Ari Wes (Philadelphia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for improved cranio-maxillo-facial distraction are provided. The disclosed subject matter can include a distraction device adapted for subcutaneous implantation in a patient, and a handheld device operationally coupled to the distraction device. The distraction device can include a ...