Piezoelectric coated implants and methods of using piezoelectric coated implants to repair bone structures
Assignee4WEB, Inc.
InventorsJessee Hunt, Cameron N. Carmody, Timothy Ganey
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Abstract
Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are coated with, or have struts formed from, a piezoelectric material to enhance bone growth around and through the implant.
Claims20
An implant for interfacing with a bone structure, comprising:
- a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue;
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- a coating of a piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition placed on one or more of the plurality of struts, the piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition including a hydroxyapatite and a piezoelectric ceramic material, wherein the hydroxyapatite is doped with a conductive dopant.
A method of repairing a bone structure, comprising:
- obtaining an implant, the implant comprising a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue, wherein one or more of the plurality of struts are coated with a piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition, the piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition including a hydroxyapatite and a piezoelectric ceramic material, wherein the hydroxyapatite is doped with a conductive dopant;
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- coupling the implant to the bone structure.
An implant for interfacing with a bone structure, comprising:
- a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the web structure comprises a space truss comprising two or more planer truss units, and wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue;
- wherein one or more of the plurality of struts are composed of a piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition, the piezoelectric hydroxyapatite composition including a hydroxyapatite and a piezoelectric ceramic material, wherein the hydroxyapatite is doped with a conductive dopant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.