摘要:
Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing orthopedic implants that reduces the negative effects of stress shielding on surrounding bone structure. The orthopedic implants are comprised of two portions, a shell portion that forms an articulation interfaces and an intermediate portion that forms a bone interface. The shell portion is designed to reduce absorption of Carticulation forces and evenly distribute incident forces to the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is designed to form a strong interface with native bone and transmit forces from the shell into the bone.
摘要:
Disclosed herein is a spinal interbody cage, comprising an upper plate, a lower plate, a screw arbor and two slide blocks. The screw arbor includes a first section with an outer thread and a second section with an outer thread. The outer threads of the first and second sections have opposite directions. The upper plate respectively has a pair of upper plate slanted surfaces proximate to the first and second sections of the screw rod. The lower plate respectively has a pair of lower plate slanted surfaces proximate to the first and second sections. The screw rod is disposed in and cooperates with the inner threads of the slide blocks. The screw rod and slide blocks are arranged between the upper and lower plates. The slide blocks respectively have two slide block slanted surfaces, each abutting and cooperating with one of the upper and lower plate slanted surfaces so as to distance the upper plate from the lower plate when the slide blocks are distanced from each other by rotating the screw rod in one direction.
摘要:
Prosthetic element comprising a cap (11) made of metal material. At least part of said cap (11) consists of a lattice (12) that makes a plurality of open and intercommunicating cavities (18).
摘要:
A textile-based surgical implant that can be inserted through any number of suitable surgical approaches, including but not limited to lateral, anterior, anterior-lateral, posterolateral, and/or posterior approaches. When applied to spine surgery and inserted into an intervertebral disc space, the implant restores the normal height of the intervertebral disc space, while advantageously preserving the natural motion of the spine. The textile construction of the implant is beneficial because it is generally compliant and thereby restores and/or improves spinal motion. The compliant nature of the textile-based implant provides the required flexibility and elasticity to advantageously support physiological movements, as opposed to fusion surgery which forms a boney bridge between adjacent vertebral bodies. In addition, the porosity and biocompatibility of the textile-based implant facilitates tissue ingrowth throughout part or all of the implant, which helps to secure and encapsulate the implant in the intervertebral space.
摘要:
A non-resorbable implant (100) for repairing or replacing damaged cartilage in a mammalian joint provides a soft and bendable “bearing surface” (110), which is bonded to a flexible anchoring grid (132). All components which make up the implant (100) should be flexible, so that the implant can be rolled up and surgically inserted into a joint using a minimally invasive incision, preferably by arthroscopic means. In one embodiment, the entire device has unitary construction, and is inserted as a single unit. In an alternate embodiment, a flexible anchoring component (132) is inserted first, and anchored to the bone; then, a bearing surface component is inserted and coupled to the already-installed anchoring component (200).
摘要:
The invention relates to an implant for the insertion between vertebral bodies (2) of the spinal column, having a first contact surface (9) for the disposition on one of the adjacent vertebral bodies (2), and a second contact surface (10) for the disposition on the implant part (3, 4) comprising the other adjacent vertebral body (2). At least one elastically flexible component (11) is disposed in the force transmission chain formed by the implant part (3, 4) between the disposition surfaces of the adjacent vertebral bodies (2).
摘要:
A prosthesis 2 comprises a first component 10 and a second component 14, the first component 10 being adapted to articulate with the second component 14 and being formed from a ceramic material, and the second component 14 being formed from a metallic material, wherein at least a portion of a surface 16 of the second component 14 comprises a ceramic material.
摘要:
An implant for sealing and/or healing a defect in an annulus, comprising an area intended to encompass the defect. The implant is textile strip (6) that comprises a middle area (15) which is intended to encompass the defect and which is an oriented low-density embroidered structure for guided tissue ingrowth and reinforcement and end areas (14) adjacent to the middle area which are a high-density embroidered structure.
摘要:
A cement-directing structure for use in cement-injection bone therapy includes a collapsible, self-restoring braided structure with regions of differential permeability to the bone cement. The regions of differential permeability may be provided by areas where the braided mesh density is greater or lesser than surrounding areas and/or by means of a baffle. After the structure is placed in a void within a bony structure, cement is injected into the interior of the structure then oozes out in preferred directions according to the locations of the regions of differential permeability.