Remote-Controlled Craniofacial Distractor System
Project Information
Problem
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is used to treat craniofacial disorders. Significant limitations, such as the procedure having an external component that protrudes through the skin, has slowed its adoption
Solution
A fully-buried distractor for the cranio-maxillofacial skeleton
Technology Type
Diagnostic
Aids with identifying the nature and cause(s) of a clinical problem or illness
Facilitator
Increases the efficacy of a clinical process or procedure
Therapeutic
Enables healing from or treatment of an illness or clinical problem
Monitor
Records/shares data as on-going surveillance of a clinical problem, process or procedure
PI/Inventor(s)
Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (CHOP)
Ari Wes, MD
Director of Biedermann Lab for Orthopedic Surgery
Company Formed
Ostiio
Cohort
2017-2018