Programmable implant having curved or arced struts
Assignee4-Web, Inc.
InventorsJessee Hunt, Timothy Ganey
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Abstract
Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are optimized for the expected stress applied at the bone structure site.
Claims24
A spinal implant for interfacing with a bone structure of a subject's spine, comprising:
- a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes to form a space truss comprising a plurality of planar truss units, wherein the web structure is configured to interface with bone tissue, and wherein the plurality of planar truss units are coupled to one another such that one or more planar truss units lie in a plane that is not substantially parallel to a plane of a planar truss unit that shares at least one strut with the one or more planar truss units, and wherein one or more planar truss units comprises one or more curved or arced struts joined at nodes;
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- wherein a diameter and/or length of the struts and/or density of the web structure are predetermined such that when the web structure is in contact with the bone at least a portion of the struts create a microstrain in adhered osteoblasts, bone matrix, or lamellar tissue;
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- wherein the implant has a shape and size that allows the implant to be implanted in between vertebrae of the subject's spine.
A method of repairing a bone structure in a subject's spine, comprising:
- obtaining an implant, the implant comprising:
- a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes to form a space truss comprising a plurality of planar truss units, wherein the web structure is configured to interface with bone tissue, and wherein the plurality of planar truss units are coupled to one another such that one or more planar truss units lie in a plane that is not substantially parallel to a plane of a planar truss unit that shares at least one strut with the one or more planar truss units;
- and wherein one or more planar truss units comprises one or more curved or arced struts joined at nodes;
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- wherein a diameter and/or length of the struts and/or density of the web structure are predetermined such that when the web structure is in contact with the bone at least a portion of the struts create a microstrain in adhered osteoblasts, bone matrix, or lamellar tissue;
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- placing the implant in between vertebrae of the subject's spine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.