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US 2017/0319867 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 rod having an aperture extending entirely through the rod. The aperture is to receive a fastener to couple the rod to a bone of a patient. The bone implant also includes a light source disposed on the rod. The light source is to emit light onto a portion of the bone adjacent the rod to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss.
Claims20
A bone implant, comprising:
- a rod having an aperture extending entirely through the rod, the aperture to receive a fastener to couple the rod to a bone of a patient;
- and
- a light source disposed on the rod, the light source to emit light onto a portion of the bone adjacent the rod to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss.
A bone implant, comprising:
- a plate having an aperture extending entirely through the plate;
- and
- a light source to be received in the aperture, the light source to emit light onto bone adjacent the plate to at least one of stimulate bone growth or reduce bone loss.
A bone implant, comprising:
- a light source to emit light having wavelengths from about 600 nanometers to about 950 nanometers;
- a controller to be operatively coupled to the light source, the controller to control power supplied to the light source to enable the light source to deliver a predetermined dose of light to a bone;
- and
- an aperture extending through the bone implant, the aperture to receive a fastener to secure the bone implant to the bone.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.