. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 24.

Published in final edited form as: J Med Device. 2009 Mar;3(1):14502. doi: 10.1115/1.3071969

Table 1.

Summary of Results from Animal Tests of Distractor

Animal	Final Distraction Distance	Complications
1	11mm	Sensor wire broken; minor software problems
2	5.6mm	Valve leak due to debris; sensor epoxy/seal failed
3	Not Completed	First device damaged/replaced; second device - sensor epoxy/seal failed, water leak at actuator
4	9mm	Sensor epoxy/seal failed; infection in Bone
5	9mm (Reduced to 7mm)	Sensor epoxy/seal failed; another animal chewed through tube, allowing 2 mm of reverse motion (to 7 mm)