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US 11,957,926 B2Granted
Tooth and bone restoration via plasma deposition
OwnerFrederick R. Guyinventor
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Abstract
A natural and sustainable material is derived from the nut of the tagua palm tree that may be fashioned into devices for humans and animals. A pulverized and reconstituted material is disclosed herein that is also treated with a low temperature atmospheric plasma treatment. In an embodiment, a biocompatible carrier gas is ionized to form a biocompatible atmospheric plasma stream. Material, such as nano-scale powdered hydroxyapatite, is introduced into the plasma stream, which is then applied to the natural nut material.
Claims20
A prosthetic comprising:
- a sustainable material derived from a nut of a tree from the Arecaceae family shaped and subjected to a treatment to affect a physical characteristic and suitable for replacement of a non-sustainable metal, ceramic, porcelain, plastic or composites of any of these;
- wherein the sustainable material is pulverized and reconstituted.
A sustainable material comprising:
- a nut material of the Arecaceae family shaped and treated with radiation to affect a physical characteristic thereof;
- the shaped and treated nut material being suitable for replacement of a non-sustainable metal, ceramic, porcelain, plastic or composites of these materials;
- wherein the nut material is pulverized and reconstituted.
A composite material comprising:
- a nut material derived from a nut of the Arecaceae family, the nut material combined with a mineral to affect a physical characteristic thereof;
- wherein the nut material is suitable for replacement of a metal, ceramic, porcelain, plastic or composites of these materials;
- wherein the nut material is pulverized and reconstituted with the mineral.
A sustainable material comprising:
- a nut material of the Arecaceae family;
- the nut material being suitable for replacement of a no n-sustainable metal, ceramic, porcelain, plastic or composites of these materials;
- wherein the nut material is pulverized and reconstituted and is configured as a human prosthetic;
- wherein the sustainable material further comprises a mineral and the mineral is hydroxyapatite.
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