Medical and dental porous implants
AssigneeMedicineLodge, Inc.
InventorsT. Wade Fallin, Joshua A. Butters, M. Mary Sinnott, Daniel E. Gerbec, Daniel F. Justin, Therese M. Stewart
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Abstract
A porous PEEK implant system which may provide tissue ingrowth throughout the body of the implant. The implant may comprise a solid or porous PEEK core. The porous PEEK implants may be of general shape and size but provide the structure necessary to carry out the function of the implant. The porous PEEK implant pores may be seeded with agents to encourage tissue ingrowth as well as other agents such as antibiotics, anesthetics, analgesics and the like.
Claims27
A surgical fastener, comprising:
- a core component formed entirely of PEEK, the core component having a first component interface surface;
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- an outer component coupled to the core component, the outer component formed entirely of porous PEEK, the outer component having a second component interface surface complementary in shape to the first component interface surface, the outer component further having a tissue interface surface.
A system comprising:
- a medical implant shaped to be coupled to a first tissue, the medical implant comprising:
- an implant body, the implant body comprising an first interface surface formed monolithically with the implant body, the first interface surface shaped to be attached to a portion of the first tissue;
- wherein the medical implant is formed entirely of porous PEEK.
A dental implant system, comprising:
- a post implantable in a bone, the post comprising:
- a bone-contacting portion comprising a bone engagement feature, the bone-contacting portion formed entirely of a porous polymer;
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- a connection portion comprising a non-porous polymer, the connection portion having a first coupling feature;
- a cast abutment comprising a second coupling feature engageable with the first connection feature to provide a connection between the cast abutment and the post;
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- a dental crown mountable on the cast abutment.
A method of implanting a dental prosthetic in an oral cavity, the method comprising:
- implanting a bone-contacting portion of a polymer post into one of a mandible or a maxilla, the bone-contacting portion formed entirely of a porous polymer, the polymer post further comprising a connection portion, the connection portion comprising a non-porous polymer;
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- securing the dental prosthetic to the connection portion of the polymer post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.