Metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire reinforced carbon fiber plating system with electromagnetic bone stimulation
AssigneeElemental Orthopedics LLC
InventorJordan Tacktill
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Abstract
The invention entails metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire reinforced carbon fiber plating system for the fixation of skeletal fractures and osteotomies with electrical bone stimulation. For example, in some embodiments, systems and methods comprise a bone stimulation device by generating an electrical current from an implanted power pack, which travels through wire wrapped in the transverse/perpendicular plane around the mono-poly filament wires within the carbon fiber plate, creating an electromagnetic field. Such systems and methods find use in delayed or non-union events of bone and also in patients with acute bone fractures whom also suffer from other comorbidities predisposing the osteotomy or fracture to a non-union event.
Claims21
A device for use in skeletal fixation, comprising:
- an orthopedic plate comprising a metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire inserted between layered carbon fiber in a non-continuous fashion and a component that generates an electromagnetic field comprising a wire wrapped around said poly-filament wire.
A device for use in skeletal fixation, comprising:
- an orthopedic plate comprising a metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire inserted between layered carbon fiber in a non-continuous fashion and a component that generates an electromagnetic field, wherein said component comprises a wire oriented perpendicularly to said poly-filament wire and wrapped circumferentially around said poly-filament wire.
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