Devices and methods for enhancing bone growth
OwnerMohamed Ikbal Aliinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is generally related to implants for compensating bone loss in mammalian body, and to devices and methods for replacing or creating facial bone. The present invention relates to devices and methods for implanting an implantable device in a subject's body. The implantable device embodying features of the present invention include a body formed from a rig or matrix having a trabecular meshwork structure or cells with shapes suitable for a particular anatomical area of interest. The device may be a dental implant serving as a platform for placement of dental crowns.
Claims11
An implantable dental device for implanting within a subject's mouth, comprising:
- a 3 dimensional trabecular meshwork structure configured to promote bone growth and having a plurality of interconnected cells configured for receiving bone graft material therein, the structure having a length extending between a first end and a second end, a height extending between a top side and a bottom side extending along a vertical axis, a width extending between a facial side and a lingual side extending along a horizontal axis, the bottom side affixable to a base edge of an alveolar bone, the structure configured for permanent placement within the patient's jaw bone;
- a plurality of root-form implants formed integral with the meshwork structure, the root-form implants having a substantially cylindrical body, at least a portion of the cylindrical body of at least one of the root-form implants configured for at least partial penetration within the patient's jaw bone;
- at least one fixating surface on a surface of the structure and extending from the bottom side of the structure on the facial side or lingual side in a direction opposite the to surface, the at least one fixating surface configured with at least one opening extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the vertical axis for receiving at least one fixating element for operatively and fixedly attaching the structure to a patient's jawbone;
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- a plurality of prosthesis receiving surfaces, each of the prosthesis receiving surfaces disposed adjacent a corresponding root-form implant for receiving a corresponding number of prostheses thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.