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US 9,636,226 B2Granted
Traumatic bone fracture repair systems and methods
Assignee4WEB, Inc.
InventorJessee Hunt
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Abstract
A hand and/or wrist implant, including a web structure having a space truss with two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. The web structure is configured for the repair of traumatic bone fractures.
Claims15
An implant for interfacing with a bone structure, comprising:
- a web structure comprising a space truss comprising two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the space truss comprises planar truss units forming one or more polyhedron truss units, and wherein at least one polyhedron truss unit of the web structure passes into a central portion of the implant, and wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue;
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- one or more cylindrical channels extending through the space truss, the one or more cylindrical channels having channel exits in at least two sides of the web structure.
An implant system for interfacing with a bone structure, comprising:
- a web structure comprising a space truss comprising two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the space truss comprises planar truss units forming one or more polyhedron truss units, and wherein at least one polyhedron truss unit of the web structure passes into a central portion of the implant, and wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue;
- one or more cylindrical channels extending through the space truss, the one or more cylindrical channels having a channel entrance on at least one side of the web structure and a channel exit on at least one different side of the web structure;
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- one or more fasteners positionable within the channels, wherein the fasteners couple the web structure to a bone during use.
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