Abstract:
A composite surgical implant that is made of a sheet of a thermoplastic resin that includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a surgical grade metal mesh or metal plate contained therein. The implant has one or more attachment structures that allow securement of the implant to a desired surface. The implant may be bent by hand, wherein upon the displacement of the implant, the implant will generally maintain the shape to which it has been displaced. Methods of manufacturing the implant are also provided.
Abstract:
An implantable integrated circuit structure comprising a conformal thin-film sealing layer for hermetically sealing circuitry layers is provided. Also disclosed are electrode structures, leads that include the same, implantable pulse generators that include the leads, as well as systems and kits having components thereof, other implantable devices utilizing the structures, and methods of making and using the subject structures.
Abstract:
A cranio-maxillofacial implant material that is made of a macroporous (14, greater than 100 microns in diameter) interconnecting porous (14) polyethylene (12) structure with bioactive glass particles (15) dispersed throughout the porous (12) polyethylene (14) structure, is disclosed. The Implant provides augmentation or replacement of cranio-maxillofacial tissues when implanted subperiosteally or within cranio-maxillofacial soft tissue. The addition of the bioactive glass particles (15) to the porous (14) polyethylene (12) implant structure provides for faster fibrovascular ingrowth into the implant material.
Abstract:
The present invention provides composite implants for the replacement or augmentation of non-load bearing or load bearing soft tissues, and methods of making and using these implant compositions. In one embodiment, a composite implant of the present invention comprises a soft polymeric component coupled to a porous polymeric substrate.
Abstract:
The present invention provides composite implants for the replacement or augmentation of non-load bearing or load bearing soft tissues, and methods of making and using these implant compositions. In one embodiment, a composite implant of the present invention comprises a soft polymeric component coupled to a porous polymeric substrate.
Abstract:
A composite surgical implant that is made of a sheet of a thermoplastic resin that includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a surgical grade metal mesh or metal plate contained therein. The implant has one or more attachment structures that allow securement of the implant to a desired surface. The implant may be bent by hand, wherein upon the displacement of the implant, the implant will generally maintain the shape to which it has been displaced. Methods of manufacturing the implant are also provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides biocompatible, non-resorbable porous containment structures for containment of bone graft material at a desired location for stimulation of bone growth. The porous containment structures have interconnected pores sized to allow fibrovascular integration with surrounding tissue and conduction of vascular tissue through the structure into the bone graft material.
Abstract:
A composite surgical implant that is made of a planar sheet of a thermoplastic resin that includes a top surface (400), a bottom surface (410), and a surgical grade metal mesh (405) contained therein. The implant may be bent by hand, wherein upon the displacement of the implant, the implant will generally maintain the shape to which it has been displaced.
Abstract:
An improved coupling method and device for an ocular prosthesis (23) to a porous polyethylene implant (11) is provided. According to the invention, small surgical screws (19) having a domed head is inserted into a porous plastic implant (11) after the implant has been implanted into an enucleated orbit allowed to vascularize. The domed head projects from the anterior surface of the implant which is covered by conjunctive tissue (17) and is received by a complementary cavity on the rear surface of the ocular prosthesis (23).