Prosthetic implants
OwnerNinian Peckittinventor
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Abstract
A prosthetic implant to replace damaged or diseased bone, especially in the maxillofacial region, is produced by producing a digital representation of the region of interest by CAT scan, using the data to create a model by stereolithography, and using the data also to produce the implant by CNC machining. The implant is an entire replacement extracts excised surgically, without need for reconstructing bone or soft tissue.
Claims16
A method of making a prosthetic implant comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a set of data defining body parts of interest from a patient in three dimensions,
- using said set of date to create a three dimensional model of at least part of the body parts of interest, and
- using the three dimensional model to develop and fit to size a prosthetic implant which entirely replaces body parts which are missing or are to be excised from the patient and which includes a body surface of skin and mucous membrane, and wherein the prosthetic implant extends through the skin or mucous membrane.
A method of treating damaged, diseased or missing body parts having sound adjacent bone structures which comprises excising damaged or diseased body parts and selected adjacent parts, and replacing excised or missing parts entirely by a prosthetic implant secured to the sound adjacent bone structures.
A prosthetic implant to entirely replace body parts which are missing or are to be excised from a patient and which includes a body surface of skin and mucous membrane, and wherein the prosthetic implant is capable of extending through the skin or mucous membrane, said implant being obtained using a method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a set of data defining body parts of interest in three dimensions,
- using said set of data to create a three dimensional model of at least part of the body parts of interest, and
- using the three dimensional model to develop and fit to size the prosthetic implant;
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- said prosthetic implant is provided with mechanical attachment for the releasable attachement of a further prosthetic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.