#$%^&*AU2018201335B220191003.pdf#####ABSTRACT An implantable device for bone adjustment in a mammal, comprising two or more anchoring devices for attaching to a bone in said mammal, an adjustment device for exerting force on said anchoring devices to adjust the distance between, or orientation of, at least two of said anchoring devices, an operation device comprising a motor, for operating said adjustment device, and an internal control unit, wherein said anchoring devices and said adjustment device are implanted intramedullary in said mammal, said adjustment device is constructed to postoperatively adjust said distance or orientation, and said internal control unit is adapted to be at least one of programmable from outside the patient's body, programmed to regulate the apparatus according to a pre-programmed time-schedule, and programmed to regulate the apparatus according to input from a sensor sensing a physical parameter of the patient or a functional parameter of the system.
