A rib
implant structure with gradient mechanical transition, design method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of artificial prostheses; the rib
implant structure is a spring-like rib structure, which sequentially includes a
costal cartilage part, a gradient rib part and a rib part along the length direction. The outer end of the
costal cartilage part is connected to the sternum
implant, and the outer end of the rib part is connected to the missing end of the human rib; the gradient rib part is connected between the
costal cartilage part and the rib part to realize the mechanical gradient transition of the implanted rib from a
low modulus to a high modulus structure. By calculation, a reasonable range of structural parameters conforming to the
biomechanics of natural ribs is obtained; according to the different elastic moduli of ribs and costal cartilages, a gradient transition is adopted to design a gradient mechanical spring-like rib implant for the 2nd to 6th ribs, which plays a major role in
respiratory function, and has the functions of both the costal
cartilage part and the rib part at the same time. The invention solves the problem that the elastic moduli of rib implants, costal cartilages and ribs are inconsistent and cannot meet the normal
breathing of patients after
surgery.