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US 9,023,085 B2Granted
Dynamic surgical implant
OwnerWalter E. Strippgeninventor
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Abstract
A surgical implant device capable of conforming to a variety of surface topographies facilitates the growth and regeneration of site to which the device is applied. The device employs a plurality of elongate members supporting a column of discrete, rotatable elements in contact with each adjacent element. Anchor plates secure the respective ends of the elongate members, such anchor plates attachable to bone. The implant device provides and ordered array of individually rotatable elements to form a surface that permits bodily fluids to pass therethough.
Claims20
A surgical implant device comprising:
- a plurality of elongate wire members spaced generally parallel to each other to form adjacent rows;
- a plurality of generally uniformly shaped members connected to said plurality of elongate wire members, wherein a first generally uniformly shaped member has a flat top end and a flat bottom end, and has at least two elongate wire members connected thereto, and a second generally uniformly shaped member has a flat top end and a flat bottom end and has at least two elongate wire members connected thereto, wherein said plurality of elongate wire members and plurality of generally uniformly shaped members form a malleable mesh-like surface structure that permits liquids to flow therethrough, enabling bone and tissue growth beneath, around, and/or within the implant device, said mesh-like surface structure being malleable and adapted to conform to a variety of non-planar implantation sites to provide sufficient stability and structural support to the area sought to be covered by said surgical implant, wherein said plurality of elongate wire members have a diameter of approximately between 0.010 mm and 2.00 mm, a length of at least about 3 cm, and said implant device having a plurality of openings consisting of spatial gaps between said generally uniformly shaped members, said openings organized in rows or columns, said openings allowing bone growth material to grow through at least a portion of the implant device, and said implant device having a plurality of bone screw receiving holes adapted to accommodate surgical screws.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.