Method for making implant having a web structure
Assignee4WEB, Inc.
InventorJessee Hunt
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Various methods for making an implant for interfacing with a bone structure are described. The implant includes a web structure having a space truss. The implant may be made according to a three-dimensional model of the implant. The implant may be made by applying multiple layers of a biocompatible material to a support (e.g., a support structure) in a layer-by-layer process. The web structure may have a plurality of struts joined at nodes where the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue.
Claims20
A method for making an implant that interfaces with a bone structure, comprising:
- accessing a three-dimensional model of an implant;
- and
- forming a three-dimensional implant structure according to the three-dimensional model by applying multiple layers of a biocompatible material to a support structure in a layer-by-layer process;
- wherein the three-dimensional implant structure includes a web structure having a plurality of struts joined at nodes.
A method for making an implant that interfaces with a bone structure, comprising:
- accessing a three-dimensional model of an implant;
- and
- forming a three-dimensional implant structure according to the three-dimensional model by applying a biocompatible material to a support structure in a layer-by-layer process, wherein the layer-by-layer process includes, until a final number of layers of the biocompatible material is reached,
- successively:
- applying a layer of the biocompatible material to the support structure;
- and
- bonding the layer to the support structure;
- wherein the three-dimensional implant structure includes a web structure having a plurality of struts joined at nodes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.