Orbital floor implant
AssigneePoriferous, LLC
InventorAaron Noble
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to an orbital floor implant (10). One embodiment provides an implant with a first surface that is a fully porous, bone-side layer (16) and a second surface that is a non-porous, orbital content-side layer (18). The implant material itself may be polymeric material throughout, without the need for an embedded mesh or other support matrix. The implant is provided in a pre-shaped configuration and is of a material that allows it to be bent for shaping purposes. An extending tab (12) with eyelet portion/opening (14) can enhance securement options to a patient's bone.
Claims7
An orbital floor implant comprising,
- a rigid implant body defined by a porous, bone facing side and a non-porous, orbital-facing side,
- the non-porous side extending from the body to form an extension tab with one or more eyelet openings,
- a pre-shaped curved transition portion between the porous side and the non-porous side forming a thickened area at the bone-facing side that defines an inferior-rim supporting beam,
- wherein the implant comprises an upward curvature that is shaped to correspond to an orbital opening, the upward curvature extending between a lower portion of the implant to an upper portion of the implant, the upward curvature curving away from the thickened area, with a distance between the lower portion and the upper portion of the upward curvature between about 13 mm to about 16 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.