109 results about "Host bone" patented technology

The present invention comprises the provision and use of a novel retainer which is slidably advanced to a desired fixation position within a bone tunnel, fixed in position within the bone tunnel (preferably by wedging and/or pinning) while applying a lateral force against the graft ligament so as to compressively hold the graft ligament against the sidewall of the bone tunnel, and which then, optionally, has the graft ligament secured thereto with a cap, whereby to secure the graft ligament to the retainer and hence additionally to the host bone. The present invention also comprises the provision and use of a novel retainer which is slidably advanced to a desired fixation position within a bone tunnel so as to apply a lateral force against the graft ligament so as to compressively hold the graft ligament against the sidewall of the bone tunnel, and which is then locked to the host bone as the graft ligament is simultaneously secured to the retainer, whereby to secure the graft ligament to the retainer and hence additionally to the host bone.

Provided are procedures and instruments for preparing and transplanting osteochondral allograft plugs to a host bone to repair an articular cartilage defect. An allograft bone plug having a cartilage plate and cancellous bone tissue attached thereto is removed from a donor bone. The allograft plug is further shaped by removing or cutting away cancellous bone tissue to form a cancellous stalk extending from the cartilage plate. The formed cancellous stalk can have any suitable shape including cylindrical, conical, and rectilnear. At the recipient site of the host bone, a cutout is formed corresponding in shape to the allograft plug. The allograft plug is inserted into the cutout such that the cancellous stalk is retained in the host bone and the cartilage plate aligns with the condyle surface of the host bone. Aspects of the invention may also be applicable to preparing and transplanting osteochondral autograft plugs.

A transverse guide assembly for use in passing a transverse pin through a host bone and through a transversely-extending region formed in an interference screw, wherein the transverse guide assembly includes a key member, a boom member and a guide member, and further wherein the key member is adapted to be connected to a keyway formed in the proximal end of the interference screw, the boom member is connected to the key member and supports the guide member outboard of the interference screw, and the guide member is configured to support a drill for forming a hole to receive the transverse pin which extends transversely through the host bone and the transversely-extending region formed in the interference screw.

A new approach for reconstructing a ligament, the new approach comprising: creating a bone tunnel within a host bone, the bone tunnel having a proximal end and a distal end, and defining a central axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end; creating an intervening layer of bone between the central axis of the bone tunnel and a rigid portion of the host bone, the intervening layer having a first side and a second side in opposition to one another, the first side of the intervening layer facing toward the central axis of the bone tunnel and the second side of the intervening layer facing toward the rigid portion of the surrounding host bone; and compressing the intervening layer of bone against a graft ligament positioned within the bone tunnel.

Apparatus for reconstructing a joint, the apparatus comprising:

• • an implant body having a bone contacting surface; and
  • a plurality of fixation elements secured to the implant body and extending into the host bone at a plurality of angles, wherein all angles are not equal to one another, so as to create immediate stability between the implant body and the host bone.

A self-positioning and self-starting, tapered thread, orthodontic bone screw (25) for use in intra-oral corrections that serves as a craniomaxillofacial rigid post for orthodontic appliance fixation. The tip of the bone screw incorporates a defined sharp pin-point tack tip (2) to easily pierce the soft tissue and initially penetrate into the host bone for alignment and penetration. In series with the tack tip is a self-tapping, double, tapered thread (11) which allows an orthodontist to insert the bone screw post into the host bone in a single operation without the need for opening or flapping the surrounding soft tissue. As the bone screw penetrates the bone site, the tapered threads (24) allow for easy thread pick-up into the host bone while the increasing outer diameter of the thread (26) rigidly locks into the crestal bone. Once attached and fixated in the host bone, the distal cylindrical dome shaped driver head (12) acts as the fixation post for the anchorage of orthodontic appliances. Incorporated into the cylindrical dome shaped driver head are several attachment features including cross holes (13) and a snap-on undercut groove (19) for attaching orthodontic appliances either individually or simultaneously. The dome shaped head also incorporates a spline driver feature for easy pick-up, assembly and insertion of the screw with a corresponding spline driver tool (27) that allows the screw to be driven with either a standard square or cross slot driver feature.

The invention, for reducing a stress shielding effect after prosthesis implantation, proposes a host bone stress environment based custom prosthesis optimization design method. Three criteria, namely, the strength, the surrounding bone stress and the interface micro-motion between a prosthesis and a bone, in prosthesis elastic modulus optimization calculation are proposed, and the mechanical property of the host bone and a personalized kinematic input are considered in optimization; the prosthesis elastic modulus distribution is optimized through finite element software to achieve the purpose of optimizing a porous structure in the prosthesis; and for the designed prosthesis, on the premise of meeting the strength requirement, the stress shielding effect after implantation is reduced and the service life of the prosthesis after implantation is prolonged.

A method of enhancing the binding of growth factors and cell cultures to a demineralized allograft bone material which includes applying ex vivo an effective quantity of an ionic force change agent to at least a portion of the surface of a demineralized allograft bone material to produce a binding-sensitized demineralized allograft bone material and implanting the binding-sensitized demineralized allograft bone material into a host bone. The ionic force change agent may include at least one of enzymes, pressure, chemicals, heat, sheer force, oxygen plasma, supercritical nitrogen, supercritical carbon, supercritical water or a combination thereof. A molecule, a cell culture, or a combination thereof is administered to the binding-sensitized demineralized allograft bone material.

A pin made of cortical bone may be inserted into adjoining bones of a toe to align and secure the bones. The pin may have barbs to prevent migration of the pin. The pin may include a shoulder to further prevent migration of the pin from the bones, to increase the strength of the pin, and to increase the surface area between the bone pin and the host bone. The pin may further include flattened portions on its circumference to aide in rotating the pin during insertion. The pin may be treated to reduce brittleness.

The invention discloses a bioactive ceramic fiber composite scaffold for bone repair and a preparation method of the composite scaffold, and relates to the field of bone repair materials. In order toovercome the shortcomings of large brittleness, difficulty in processing, unsatisfactory degradability and biological activity and the like of a traditional ceramic scaffold material, bioactive ceramics such as calcium silicate serve as a scaffold body, and the surfaces of ceramic fibers are uniformly coated with a layer of degradable biomedical high polymer materials by an impregnation-centrifugation-drying process to obtain a high-porosity, good-mechanical-property and biodegradable bioactive ceramic fiber composite scaffold material for bone repair. The bioactive ceramic materials are easily subjected to synostosis with host bones, inorganic ions released by degrading the bioactive ceramic materials can participate in and promote osteogenesis and even angiogenesis metabolism activity ofa body and have irritating or inducing functions for tissue regeneration repair, and defective bone tissue repair and functional reconstruction are promoted. Degradation products of the biomedical high polymer materials on the surface of the scaffold are harmless and can be excreted to the outside of the body by metabolism.

The invention provides a nano calcium silicate-polyetheretherketone (PEEK) composite material which is composed of nano calcium silicate and PEEK in a volume ratio of (10-30):(70-90). The nano calcium silicate-PEEK composite material maintains the excellent biomechanical characteristics of the PEEK, and greatly enhances the biological activity of the PEEK. After being implanted into the body, the nano calcium silicate-PEEK composite material can be matched with peripheral normal bones in the mechanical aspect, can be well integrated with the host bone, promotes the adhesion, proliferation and osteogenesis differentiation of the bone source cells, can keep long-term stability, can be used in clinic as a spine interbody fusion device material and a joint prosthesis material, has active practical meanings, and can generate huge social and economic benefits.

The present invention relates to a method for enhancing ingrowth of host bone comprising: modifying a bone graft structure to provide an ionic gradient to produce a modified bone graft structure; and implanting the modified bone graft structure. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing the binding of growth factors and cell cultures to a bone graft structure comprising: applying ex vivo an effective quantity of an ionic force change agent to the surface of a bone graft structure to produce a binding-sensitized bone graft structure; implanting said binding-sensitized bone graft structure into a host bone; and administering to said binding-sensitized bone graft structure a molecule, a cell culture or a combination thereof.

The invention relates to an artificial joint prosthesis with a local grid structure and the manufacturing method thereof, which belongs to the field of biomedicine engineering. The prosthesis comprises a prosthesis handle and a grid structure body, wherein the grid structure comprises a titanium plate and titanium fibers; and the titanium fibers are braided in cross, quadrangular or star shape and sintered on the titanium plate to form the 3D grid structure body with a pore size of 200 to 1,200 mum and a porosity of 30 to 60%. The manufacturing method comprises following steps: braiding and sintering the titanium fibers on the titanium plate to obtain the grid structure body, and welding on the predetermined portion of the joint prosthesis. The method can prevent the prosthesis handle from being subjected to high-temperature thermal processing, maintain good high-strength mechanical property and acquire proper grid structure, thus providing space for the growth of cells and tissue, promoting ankylosing of new-born bone tissue and host bone and achieving bio-fixation of prosthesis. The artificial joint prosthesis can be used for repairing injured joints clinically.

Methods, systems and devices for properly positioning and aligning a prosthetic socket and/or prosthetic ball into host bone structure of a patient using one or more guide shown. Guides implemented according to embodiments may utilize in combination digital IC inclinometer and the laser surgical system with calibrated, reflecting dome.

The invention provides a metal hip joint prosthesis with a porous layer structure. The metal hip joint prosthesis comprises an acetabulum outer cup, an acetabulum lining, a femoral ball head and a hipjoint femoral stem, wherein the hip joint femoral stem comprises a femoral stem neck part, a femoral stem near end and a femoral stem far end; the upper end of the hip joint femoral stem neck part issleeved by the femoral ball head in cooperation with the acetabulum lining for use; the acetabulum outer cup sleeves outside the acetabulum lining; the contact surfaces of the metal hip joint prosthesis and host bone tissue are of porous structures similar to human bone trabecula in three-dimensional communication; the metal hip joint prosthesis specifically comprises the hip joint femoral stem with a pore layer and the porous acetabulum outer cup; the femoral stem far end is of a whole or surface porous structure; and the pore diameter of the pore layer of the femoral stem far end is smallerthan the pore diameter of the pore layer of the femoral stem near end. The invention also discloses a method for preparing the hip joint femoral stem and the acetabulum outer cup by integrated molding with a 3D printing technology. The metal hip joint prosthesis with the porous layer structure provided by the invention facilitates ingrowth of new bone tissues, and reduces the risk that a pore layer prepared through a surface treatment method is prone to falling off.