Shawn Standard, MD, and John Herzenberg, MD, co-developed the device along with Stuart Green, MD, of the University of California, Irvine. It includes a telescopic titanium rod surgically implanted into either the femur or tibia. A miniature magnetic motor and gear box inside the implant create the force needed to lengthen the rod. The internal motor is driven by a magnetic field generator held on the skin next to the leg several times per day for a few minutes each time.
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Remote Controlled Limb Lengthening Device Receives FDA Clearance
Surgeons from Sinai Hospital, part of LifeBridge Health, recently used the first externally controllable internal limb lengthening device with FDA clearance, the PRECICE Limb Lengthening System, which they helped co-develop, according to a LifeBridge news release.
