Mechanical assembly including exterior surface preparation

a technology of mechanical assembly and exterior surface, which is applied in the direction of prosthesis, manufacturing tools, femoral heads, etc., can solve the problems of instability and abductor dysfunction, difficult to restore leg length and offset, and recent clinical problems,

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-05-23
BEHZADI KAMBIZ
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[0010]Some embodiments of the present invention may include a system and method for improving mechanical assemblies, such as prosthetic implants, intended to be installed in living tissue such as bone. Force-imparting devices are adapted and may include angularity, which may be introduced with specialized additive manufacturing, which may impart congruent cross-sections while providing variable stiffness. In some cases, the variable stiffness may be “stretchy” in a longitudinal direction and “rigid” in a radial directional which may provide an assembly bias. Additive manufacturing may allow the material of a prosthesis to be varied (e.g., density / porosity) to create variable stiffness over a length.
[0012]Multi-dimensional prosthesis can address many of current problems by mimicking natural engineering of the tissue receiving the mechanical assembly prosthesis. Specifically, certain parts of our proximal femur is very stiff and certain parts are less stiff and more flexible. Simulation of these properties in the prosthetic femoral stem / neck / head junction may alleviate many of the unwanted wear patterns currently experienced in installed base.

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This meant that restoring the leg length and offset was difficult, and may have resulted in instability and abductor dysfunction.
Taper corrosion however, has recently become a clinical issue.
Modularity allows for better intraoperative restoration of leg length and control of hip offset, but while this enables a more customized fit for the patient, it may have untoward effects.
This modularity at times may play a role in increased wear and mechanical insufficiency at the trunnion, ultimately leading to revision.
It is postulated that contributing factors include wear between metal on metal modular junctions, corrosion and fretting damage, and release of metal ions from affected components.
Additionally different implant designs and geometries have demonstrated a predisposition to trunnion failure.
Although the exact cause of the recent increase of corrosion related complications is unknown, some have hypothesized that having differing alloys at the modular junction, which are under high loads, may lead to increased corrosion and fretting, i.e.: use of cobalt chrome femoral head (CoCr) on Titanium trunnion.

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[0032]Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for improving mechanical assemblies, such as prosthetic implants, intended to be installed in living tissue such as bone. The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention and is provided in the context of a patent application and its requirements.

[0033]Various modifications to the preferred embodiment and the generic principles and features described herein will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiment shown but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.

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Abstract

A system and method for improving mechanical assemblies, such as prosthetic implants, intended to be installed in living tissue such as bone. Force-imparting devices are adapted and may include angularity, which may be introduced with specialized additive manufacturing, which may impart congruent cross-sections while providing variable stiffness. In some cases, the variable stiffness may be “stretchy” in a longitudinal direction and “rigid” in a radial directional which may provide an assembly bias. Additive manufacturing may allow the material of a prosthesis to be varied (e.g., density / porosity) to create variable stiffness over a length.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15 / 458,586 which claims benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 62 / 348,987 filed 12 Jun. 2016, the contents of which are hereby expressly incorporated in its entirety for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to mechanical assemblies installed into living tissue, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to improvements in prosthetic assemblies installed into bone tissue.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The subject matter discussed in the background section should not be assumed to be prior art merely as a result of its mention in the background section. Similarly, a problem mentioned in the background section or associated with the subject matter of the background section should not be assumed to have been previously recognized in the prior art. The subject matter in the background section merely represents different approaches,...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61F2/36
CPCA61F2/3609A61F2/3662A61F2002/30367A61F2002/30347A61F2002/30332A61F2002/30985A61F2002/3082A61F2002/30014A61F2002/365A61F2002/30146
InventorBEHZADI, KAMBIZ
OwnerBEHZADI KAMBIZ