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.
Claims19
A method for implanting a dental device within a subject's mouth, comprising:
- configuring a three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a plurality of interconnected cells, at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells forming a plurality of vertically-aligned cells, at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells configured for receiving bone graft material therein, the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a height, a width, a first end, and a second end;
- forming at least one root-form implant integral with the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure prior to placement within the subject's mouth;
- the integrated root-form implant contacting the subject's mandible at placement within the subject's mouth;
- receiving, by way of at least one fixating element located substantially on the meshwork structure, one or more threaded fixating elements for attachment of the meshwork structure to the subject's jawbone;
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- wherein at least one prosthesis receiving surface, configured for receiving a corresponding prosthesis thereon, is disposed adjacent a corresponding at least one root-form implant.
A method for implanting an implantable dental device in a patient's mouth, comprising:
- identifying a patient suitable for receiving the implantable dental device, the implantable dental device comprising:
- a three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a plurality of interconnected cells, at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells forming a plurality of vertically-aligned cells with at least a portion of the plurality of interconnected cells configured for receiving bone graft material therein, the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure having a length, a height, a width, a first end, and a second end;
- at least one root-form implant integral with the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure;
- at least one fixating surface disposed in the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure for receiving a threaded fixating element to attach the three-dimensional trabecular meshwork structure to a patient's mandible;
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- at least one prosthesis receiving surface, configured for receiving a corresponding prosthesis thereon, disposed adjacent a corresponding at least one root-form implant,
- commissioning a three-dimensional image of the patient's mouth;
- commissioning a design of the implantable dental device using computer modeling;
- commissioning the construction of the implantable dental device using a deposition method;
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- affixing the implantable dental device within the patient's mouth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.