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A computer-implemented method for designing a patient-specific orthopedic implant can include creating a user account associated with a patient. A patient-specific orthopedic implant can be designed based on patient data and imaging data. A healthcare provider can provide feedback for a design of the patient-specific orthopedic implant, treatment protocol, or other aspects of treatment. The patient can provide data and feedback.

Systems and methods for designing and implementing patient-specific surgical procedures and / or medical devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a patient data set of a patient. The patient data set is compared to a plurality of reference patient data sets, wherein each of the plurality of reference patient data sets is associated with a corresponding reference patient. A subset of the plurality of reference patient data sets is selected based, at least partly, on similarity to the patient data set and treatment outcome of the corresponding reference patient. Based on the selected subset, at least one surgical procedure or medical device design for treating the patient is generated.

The adjustable system for ankle arthroplasty may comprise a baseplate with a baseplate bone facing side configured to be secured to a talus and a baseplate joint facing side. The system may further have an articulating component with an articulating component joint facing side with a prosthetic talar articular surface and an articulating component bone facing side configured to adjustably engage the baseplate joint facing surface. The baseplate and the articulating component may cooperate to define a locking mechanism configured to be actuated to secure the articulating component bone facing side to the baseplate joint facing side.

Implants for the fusion or fixation of two bone segments are described. For example, the implants can be used for the fusion or fixation of the sacroiliac joint. The implants can have a matrix structure, have a rectilinear cross-sectional area, and have a curvature.

Disclosed herein is an orthopedic implant device comprising a porous structure, approximating the shape of a bone, and having modulus of elasticity similar to that of said bone. In one embodiment, further disclosed herein is a method of treating injuries or diseases affecting bones or muscles comprising providing an orthopedic implant device, wherein the orthopedic implant device comprising a porous structure, approximating the shape of a bone, and having a modulus of elasticity similar to that of bone, and using the orthopedic implant device to treat injuries and diseases affecting bones and muscles in a mammal. In another embodiment, disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an orthopedic implant device using an additive manufacturing (AM) method.

The present disclosure includes examples of an implant system configured for targeted joint resurfacing in which only an area including the osteochondral defect is resected, wherein the area resected occupies an area smaller than an entire joint surface. The implant system can include a monolithic first implant with 3D printed metal and a second implant including a plastic portion overmolded onto a metal portion. The metal portion of the second implant also includes 3D printed metal. The first and / or second implants include solid metal portion(s) and porous metal portion(s). In an example, the first implant can be a femoral implant and the second implant can be a tibial implant. The first and second implants can be used on their own or in tandem.

The method of making a spinal implant fusion device has the steps of: fabricating an implant body structure using 3D printing to create the implant body structure; additively building the body structure having a superior load bearing surface and an inferior load bearing surface and a wall structure; and wherein the body structure has at least a portion of the body structure having a lattice of interconnected struts forming porous walls with openings or passages extending inwardly from an exterior surface forming a porous or open portion with a void volume to solid mass volume greater than 10 percent, preferably greater than 25 percent. Alternatively, the 3D printed structure may be completely or substantially solid with a surface structure comprised of the interconnected arcs that are raised, or created like troughs that appear to be cut into the surface but were created through 3D printing.

An expandable intervertebral implant may include a superior endplate configured to engage a superior vertebra, and an inferior endplate configured to engage an inferior vertebra, wherein the inferior endplate may be spaced apart from the superior endplate by a gap. The expandable intervertebral implant may further include a first slider moveable along a first direction to urge linear expansion of the gap, and one or more cams each coupled to the first slider. The one or more cams may be configured to urge angular expansion of the gap in response to at least one of: rotation of the one or more cams about a rotation axis, and motion of the one or more cams along the first direction.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses an additive manufacturing bionic bone trabecula full-porous interbody fusion cage which is applied to spinal fusion surgery and is of a bionic bone trabecula full-porous structure made of medical metal through a laser melting or electron beam melting additive manufacturing technology. The interbody fusion cage comprises a front end face, a rear end face, a first side surface, a second side surface, an upper fusion face and a lower fusion face, the upper fusion face and the lower fusion face make direct contact with a vertebral body end plate of a spine, anti-skid teeth are arranged on the surfaces of the upper fusion face and the lower fusion face, and a bone grafting window penetrating through the upper fusion face and the lower fusion face is formed in the center of the interbody fusion cage. The interbody fusion cage has the structure and mechanical property similar to those of cancellous bone and trabecular bone of a human body, can improve the bone combination area and bone ingrowth space, has excellent initial and long-term stability, and can effectively reduce stress shielding so as to improve the bone fusion capability.

Disclosed is a method for preparing a heterogeneous metal composite structure for medical implantation, including the steps of: step 1, preparing titanium alloy powder into a porous skeleton according to different printing strategies; step 2, filling magnesium after being melted into pores of the porous skeleton; and step 3, cooling a titanium-magnesium interpenetrating phase composite structure prepared in step 2 to room temperature, and covering a surface of the titanium-magnesium interpenetrating phase composite structure with a hydroxyapatite coating. In the present disclosure, a porous lattice dot-array structure of titanium alloy is used as a skeleton, and the skeleton pore is filled by pressureless infiltration of magnesium or hot isostatic pressure.

Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an intermedullary 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.

An implant assembly for stabilizing a joint between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra may include a bone plate and an interbody spacer. The bone plate may include an anterior member having at least one superior fastener aperture and at least one inferior fastener aperture formed therethrough. The bone plate may also include a first arm extending from a first end of the anterior member, and a second arm extending from a second end of the anterior member, opposite the first arm, forming a cavity therebetween. The interbody spacer may be configured for placement within the cavity of the bone plate. At least a portion of the bone plate may be formed via at least one subtractive manufacturing process, and at least a portion of the interbody spacer may be formed via at least one additive manufacturing process.

An implant assembly for stabilizing a joint between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra may include a bone plate and an interbody spacer. The bone plate may include an anterior member having at least one superior fastener aperture and at least one inferior fastener aperture formed therethrough. The bone plate may also include a first arm extending from a first end of the anterior member, and a second arm extending from a second end of the anterior member, opposite the first arm, forming a cavity therebetween. The interbody spacer may be configured for placement within the cavity of the bone plate. At least a portion of the bone plate may be formed via at least one subtractive manufacturing process, and at least a portion of the interbody spacer may be formed via at least one additive manufacturing process.

The invention discloses a 3D printing metamaterial piezoelectric type interbody fusion cage, and relates to the technical field of interbody fusion cages, the 3D printing metamaterial piezoelectric type interbody fusion cage comprises vertebra skeletons and a material piece, the material piece is arranged between the vertebra skeletons, a plurality of holes are formed in the surface of one side of the material piece at equal intervals, the holes are of a three-dimensional porous structure, the holes comprise Gyandroid, SchwarzP and Diamond structures, and the Gyandroid, SchwarzP and Diamond structures are arranged in the material piece. The Gyandroid structure, the SchwarzP structure and the Diamond structure are all extremely small curved surface structures; the device has a unique three-dimensional porous structure, so that stress is uniformly distributed in the material, material fatigue or damage caused by local stress concentration is avoided, the structural stability and reliability of the fusion cage in a long-term complex mechanical environment are ensured, a crystal structure in the piezoelectric material is deformed, and the fusion cage has a good mechanical property. The positive and negative charge centers are relatively displaced, so that a potential difference is generated at the two ends of the material, electric signals are formed, the electric signals can interact with surrounding bone tissue cells, and efficient function exertion in the spine repair and fusion process is achieved.

Expandable fusion devices, systems, instruments, and methods thereof. The expandable fusion implant may include an upper endplate and a lower endplate configured to engage adjacent vertebrae, an expansion gear configured to adjust a height of the upper endplate, a locking collar configured to attach to an inserter instrument at multiple orientations for a desired surgical approach, and an actuation ram configured to lock, unlock, or change insertion orientation of the locking collar. The expandable fusion device is attachable to the inserter instrument to reorient the locking collar and expand the upper endplate.

The invention relates to the technical field of joint prostheses, in particular to an ankle joint prosthesis implantation system based on zirconium-niobium alloy, which comprises a tibia prosthesis (10), a talus prosthesis (30) and a liner (20), the tibia prosthesis (10) and the talus prosthesis (30) are both made of zirconium-niobium alloy material and are integrally formed by 3D printing, the tibia prosthesis (10) comprises a tibia body (101), and the liner (20) is arranged on the tibia body (101). The first bone contact layer (100) is integrally formed on the tibia body (101), and the first bone contact layer (100) is of a porous structure of which the pore diameter is gradually reduced from outside to inside; the talus prosthesis (30) comprises a talus body (301) and a second bone contact layer (300) integrally formed on the talus body (301), and the second bone contact layer (300) is of a porous structure with the aperture gradually reduced from outside to inside.

The invention relates to the technical field of skull repair, and discloses a personalized 3D printing porous composite hydroxyapatite coating skull repair body which comprises a truss structure, a plurality of porous areas are distributed on the truss structure, bionic bone trabecula structures are integrally formed in the porous areas, the truss structure is composed of hollow pipes communicating with one another, and the hollow pipes communicate with one another. A plurality of small holes and micro holes which are communicated with the interior of the hollow pipe are formed in the hollow pipe, and a composite coating of a hydroxyapatite coating and titanium is sprayed on the porous area; the invention provides a personalized 3D printed skull restoration with a porous composite hydroxyapatite coating. The problem that the biocompatibility, the bone induction capability and the bone ingrowth effect of an existing skull restoration need to be improved is solved.

An expandable interbody device used as a prosthesis during spinal surgery. The expandable interbody device is configured to be inserted into the space between spinal discs to provide stability. The expandable interbody device includes a drive block, a top endplate, a bottom endplate, a first drive arrangement, and a second drive arrangement; the first drive arrangement includes a first drive screw, a first left side slide, a second left side slide, a first upper left side linkage, a second upper left side linkage, a first lower left side linkage age and a second lower left side linkage; and the second drive arrangement includes a second drive screw, a first right side slide, a second right side slide, a first upper right side linkage, a second upper right side linkage, a first lower right side linkage and a second lower right side linkage.

A femoral head resurfacing implant (100) includes a head having a rim (130) separating an outer surface (120) of the head from an inner surface (122) of the head. The head has a shape such that a first plane (85) extends through three separate locations along a length of a rim of the head. The implant also includes a stem (125) extending from the inner surface of the head to a tip (127) that is interior to an opening (124) of the implant. Additionally, the stem is entirely on the first side of the first plane. The stem may be configured to be implanted within the natural bone of a patient at an angular offset designed to preserve the integrity of the preexisting bone structure.

The invention discloses a calculation method and system for the optimal placement orientation of an acetabular cup in a total hip joint operation, and belongs to the field of surgical instruments. The calculation method comprises the steps that CT data of a patient is obtained, a three-dimensional model is constructed, point locations in the three-dimensional model are recognized, a three-dimensional coordinate system is established according to a pelvis mark point and a femoral head rotation center point, and the optimal placement orientation of the acetabular cup is calculated; and determining the initial position of femoral motion according to the femoral head rotation center point and the femoral mark point. And drawing a space femoral neck movement range according to the femoral form and a preset hip joint movement range. The centroid of the curved surface is calculated based on the space femoral neck movement range, the rotation center point of the femoral head serves as the starting point and extends towards the centroid to form a ray, and the orientation of the ray in three-dimensional coordinates serves as the optimal placement orientation of the acetabular cup. According to the method, the individualized thighbone shape and the joint movement range of a patient are considered, the optimal acetabulum orientation is given according to different prostheses, and a definite operation target and guidance are given to an operator, so that the dislocation risk after hip replacement is reduced, and the acetabular cup placement reliability is greatly improved.

A sacroiliac joint implant system includes a primary implant configured to be received in a sacroiliac joint of a patient and a secondary implant configured to couple with the primary implant. The primary implant includes a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and a plurality of threads extending from the body. The secondary implant includes a first anchor configured to anchor within a sacrum of the patient and a second anchor configured to anchor within an ilium of the patient.

Methods for additive manufacturing of polymer and metal dental appliances are provided. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a digital representation of a dental appliance including a first portion to be formed from a polymeric material and a second portion to be formed from a metallic material. The method can include fabricating the dental appliance using an additive manufacturing process. The additive manufacturing process can include depositing a first composition including a precursor of the polymeric material at the first portion of the dental appliance, and depositing a second composition including a plurality of metal particles at the second portion of the dental appliance.

An implant includes a body including a substrate and a bone interfacing lattice disposed on the substrate. The bone interfacing lattice includes at least two layers of elongate curved structural members. In addition, the at least two layers of elongate curved structural members include a first layer adjacent the substrate and a second layer adjacent the first layer. Also, the first layer has a first compressibility and the second layer has a second compressibility, wherein the second compressibility is greater than the first compressibility. Further, an interface between the first layer and the second layer is a transition region having a thickness within which the elongate curved structural members of the first layer are intermingled with the elongate curved structural members of the second layer such that a boundary of the first layer overlaps with a boundary of the second layer.

A bone insert includes a cap having a convex top surface, an elongated stem, and a barrier between the cap and the stem. The stem of the bone insert is inserted into a hole formed in a host bone until the barrier is pressed against the exposed bone. The bone implant can be placed against a small focus contact point on the cap. Liquid cement can be injected into a space volume between the host bone and a bone implant. The cap can be made of a material and / or have surface features that create a strong bond with the cement when the liquid cement cures. The stem can be made of a material and / or have bone ingrowth surface features that create a strong bond with the bone.

The apparatus (1000) includes a housing (110), a chamber (120) disposed in the housing, at least two light emitting diodes (LEDs) (130) disposed within the housing (110), and a user interface (140) disposed on an exterior (112) of the housing. The chamber (120) is adaptable to each of an open, closed, and hermetically sealed configuration. The chamber (120) includes a material transparent to actinic radiation and light from the LEDs (130) enters the chamber from more than one direction. The user interface (140) includes a display (142) and program switches (144) configured to adjust at least three operational parameters of the apparatus. The apparatus (1000) further includes a vacuum pump (150) operatively coupled to the chamber (120). The system includes the apparatus (1000) and an article (180). An article includes layers of at least one photopolymerized crosslinked composition and a low extractable component content. A method of post-curing an article includes obtaining an article (180), placing the article in an apparatus (1000), inputting a post-cure program or accessing a saved post-cure program through the user interface (140), and running the post-cure program. The post-cure program includes light intensity provided by a light source (130) and length of time of light provided by the light source (130), plus a delay time between initiation of light provided by the light source (130) and initiation of vacuum pulled by the vacuum pump (150) and / or a delay time between initiation of vacuum pulled on an interior of the chamber (120) by the vacuum pump (150) and initiation of light provided by the light source (130).

A computer-implemented method for designing a patient-specific orthopedic implant can include creating a user account associated with a patient. A patient-specific orthopedic implant can be designed based on patient data and imaging data. A healthcare provider can provide feedback for a design of the patient-specific orthopedic implant, treatment protocol, or other aspects of treatment. The patient can provide data and feedback.

The invention relates to the technical field of three-dimensional reconstruction, and provides a three-dimensional reconstruction method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a first image frame set of an oral cavity in a first state, and the oral cavity in the first state represents that at least one actual scanning rod is installed in the oral cavity; identifying a scanning rod area of each image frame in the first image frame set; and based on the feature information in the scanning rod region, splicing the plurality of image frames in the first image frame set, and reconstructing to obtain target three-dimensional data corresponding to an actual scanning rod in the oral cavity. According to the method, splicing is carried out based on the rigid structure, the influence of anatomical structures (such as gingiva, lip and tongue) in the image frame on the splicing precision can be reduced, and the overall precision of three-dimensional reconstruction can be improved.

An expandable intervertebral implant may include a superior endplate configured to engage a superior vertebra, and an inferior endplate configured to engage an inferior vertebra, wherein the inferior endplate may be spaced apart from the superior endplate by a gap. The expandable intervertebral implant may further include a first slider moveable along a first direction to urge linear expansion of the gap, and one or more cams each coupled to the first slider. The one or more cams may be configured to urge angular expansion of the gap in response to at least one of: rotation of the one or more cams about a rotation axis, and motion of the one or more cams along the first direction.

A system and method for planning and simulating a surgical operation to create a patient-specific spinal implant are disclosed. The system comprises a remote server configured to receive patient-specific medical image data and generate a 3D mesh model of the patient's spine using algorithms that separate vertebral bodies, remove artifacts, and smooth surfaces. A doctor's computer receives the 3D mesh model and allows real-time manipulation of intervertebral spaces to achieve a desired spinal curvature. The server generates a spinal implant design with surface-mapped endplates matching the patient's vertebral anatomy, which is transmitted to a 3D printer for manufacturing. The method includes steps of receiving image data, generating and updating the 3D mesh model based on doctor input, generating the final implant design, and transmitting it for production. The invention enables the creation of patient-specific spinal implants with improved conformity and surgical outcomes.

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a dental prosthetic assembly. The dental prosthetic assembly comprises a first and a second element. The first element comprises a first connection portion with a reception configured to establish a mechanical connection between the first and the second element by receiving a protrusion of a second connection portion comprised by the second element.