Continuous-fiber reinforced biocomposite medical implants
AssigneeOssio, Ltd.
InventorsOrahn Preiss-Bloom, Taly Pnina Lindner, Eyal Epstein, Danielle Poreh
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Abstract
A medical implant comprising a plurality of biocomposite layers, each layer comprising a polymer and a plurality of uni-directionally aligned continuous reinforcement fibers. The medical implant is suitable for load-bearing orthopedic implant applications and comprises one or more biocomposite materials where sustained mechanical strength and stiffness are critical for proper implant function.
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A medical implant comprising a plurality of uniform biocomposite layers, said biocomposite comprising a polymer and a plurality of continuous reinforcement fibers, such that each layer comprises said biocomposite, wherein said fibers are uni-directionally aligned within each layer wherein said implant is bioabsorbable and said polymer is biodegradable;
- wherein said fibers are continuous fibers;
- wherein said continuous fibers are longer than 4 mm, and wherein a distance between adjacent reinforcing fibers within each layer is in a range of 0.5-50 μm, 1-30 μm, 1-20 μm or 1-10 μm.
A medical implant comprising a plurality of continuous biocomposite layers, said biocomposite comprising a polymer and a plurality of continuous reinforcement fibers, such that each layer comprises said biocomposite, wherein said fibers are uni-directionally aligned within each layer wherein said implant is bioabsorbable and said polymer is biodegradable;
- wherein said fibers are continuous fibers;
- wherein said continuous fibers are longer than 4 mm, and wherein a distance between adjacent reinforcing fibers within each layer is in a range of 0.5-50 μm, 1-30 μm, 1-20 μm or 1-10 μm.
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