Process for making a prosthetic implant
OwnerAlan H. Kayeinventor
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Abstract
A method of producing a prosthetic implant for a predetermined organ site. Three-dimensional data including surface contour information of the organ site is obtained and a physical life size model of at least a part of the surface contour of the organ site is produced based on the three-dimensional data. Thereafter, an implant model is formed onto the surface of the physical organ model, and a prosthetic implant is produced from the implant model using a casting process.
Claims7
A method for producing a prosthetic implant for a predetermined organ site comprising the steps of:
- scanning an organ site and obtaining three-dimensional scan data representing the surface contours of the organ site;
- producing a physical life size model of at least a part of the surface contour of the organ site based on the scan data;
- forming an implant model on the surface of the physical organ model;
- casting a mold using the implant model;
- and
- producing a prosthetic implant from the implant model mold.
A method for producing a prosthetic implant for a determined organ site comprising the steps of:
- obtaining three-dimensional CAT scan data which represents surface contour information of the organ site;
- producing a physical life size model of at least a part of the surface contour of the organ site based on the CAT scan data;
- forming a wax implant model on the surface of the physical organ model;
- and
- producing a prosthetic implant using a lost-wax casting process.
A method for producing a prosthetic implant to be adapted to a predetermined internal organ site covered with soft tissue, comprising the steps of:
- producing a full scale model of the surface contour of the organ site beneath the soft tissue;
- forming an implant model onto the surface of the full scale organ model;
- and
- producing a prosthetic implant using the implant model in a casting process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.