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US 2017/0245995 A1Published application
Light emitting bone implants
AssigneeCimphoni Life Sciences LLC
InventorsJames T. Ninomiya, Janine A. Struve, Dorothee Weihrauch, Scott Howard Micoley, Dale Selsor DiIulio, Douglas J. Birkholz, Kyle Steven Jansson, Richard B. Davidson
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Abstract
A bone implant includes a bore extending entirely through the bone implant. The bone implant also includes a light source to emit light onto bone adjacent the bone implant to stimulate bone growth and/or reduce bone loss.
Claims20
A bone implant to be implanted inside a bone of a patient, the bone implant comprising:
- an aperture extending entirely through the bone implant;
- and
- a light source to emit light onto bone adjacent the bone implant to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss.
A bone implant, comprising:
- a rod having a longitudinal axis, the rod including an aperture extending along the longitudinal axis and entirely through the rod;
- and
- light sources coupled to the rod, the light sources to emit light having wavelengths from about 600 nanometers to about 950 nanometers.
A method for surgically implanting a bone implant into a bone of a patient, the method, comprising:
- positioning a guide wire along an axis passing through a bone;
- forming a bore in the bone along the axis based on a position of the guide wire;
- positioning a bone implant so that the guide wire extends through an aperture of the bone implant, the bone implant including a light source to emit light to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss;
- and
- inserting the bone implant into the bore.
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