1902 results about "Implant" patented technology

Apparatus and methods for an implant are provided. The implant may have a constrained configuration and a relaxed configuration. The implant may include an outer stent and an inner valve support. The inner valve support may be positioned within the outer stent. The implant may include a transition section spanning between the outer stent and the inner valve support.

The invention belongs to the technical field of artificial prosthesis materials, and particularly relates to a medical implant with a lithium disilicate coating and a preparation method thereof, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) placing a prefabricated matrix in a high-temperature environment for staged sintering, and then carrying out surface polishing, cleaning and drying treatment; (2) mixing lithium ethoxide and tetraethoxysilane at room temperature, and reacting for 2-4 hours while stirring to obtain lithium disilicate sol; the preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a prefabricated substrate, soaking the prefabricated substrate in lithium disilicate sol for 3-7 minutes, performing sol permeation for 3-10 minutes under the negative pressure of more than 30 mm Hg, adding an ethanol water solution to initiate gelation reaction, taking out the prefabricated substrate after the reaction is completed, drying and sintering to obtain the medical implant with the lithium disilicate coating. According to the method, the uniform and continuous lithium disilicate coating which is not easy to fall off can be formed on the surface of the prefabricated matrix of the implant, so that the surface performance of the implant is improved, and the osteogenesis promoting performance and the angiogenesis promoting performance of the implant are optimized.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of brain-computer interfaces, in particular to a brain-computer interface module, a digital skull implant and an integration method and related application of the digital skull implant. The digital skull implant comprises a skull prosthesis and a brain-computer interface module, wherein the brain-computer interface module and the skull prosthesis are integrated; the brain-computer interface module comprises an ultrasonic transducer used for sending ultrasonic signals to the brain and collecting brain echo signals. The brain-computer interface module comprises an ultrasonic transducer used for sending ultrasonic signals to the brain and collecting brain echo signals. The brain-computer interface module is configured to be integrated with a skull or a skull prosthesis. In this way, the implantation structure integrating the brain-computer interface module in the skull form can have good mechanical strength and biocompatibility, complete implantation and wireless design can be achieved, and ultrasonic waves penetrate through the skull to conduct precise stimulation on the brain area.

The invention relates to a delivery device for delivering a self-expanding tubular implant and a system comprising the same. The conveying device comprises a pushing rod; at least one expandable body disposed at a distal end of the push rod, the expandable body configured to: axially elongate in a radially constrained contracted state; under the expansion state of releasing the constraint, radial expansion and axial contraction are realized; the elastic core wire is arranged in the expandable body in a penetrating mode and connected with the two ends of the expandable body, and the core wire is kept in a straight line shape in the natural state and the contraction state of the expandable body. The conveying device provided by the invention can be matched with a small-size micro catheter and can provide enhanced axial pushing force in the conveying process, so that the pushing efficiency and the operation stability of the tubular implant are improved; meanwhile, the radial expansion force provided by the expandable body can form effective auxiliary support for the implant, rapid wall attachment and stable expansion of the implant are promoted, and therefore the release effect of the implant is improved.

A system for preparation of an implant and ab interno insertion of the implant into an eye including a handle having one or more actuators and an elongated shaft having an outer sheath and an elongate member positioned within a lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The system includes a recess sized for holding a patch of material fixed relative to the handle and a cutting member movable relative to the handle and to the recess. The cutting member cuts the patch of material into an implant as the cutting member moves towards a cutting configuration. The implant, once cut, is axially aligned with the lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The inner elongate member is movable relative to the tubular outer sheath to advance the implant into a deployment position in the lumen of the tubular outer sheath for delivery into the eye. Related devices and methods are provided.

The present invention relates to a part (2) intended to be used in association with an implant (4) which is itself intended to be secured in a jaw, this part comprising, in series from its distal end (20) towards its proximal end (21), a distal portion (22) for securing in the implant, an intermediate portion (23) for attachment to the epithelial and / or connective tissue, and a proximal portion (24), this part also comprising at least two zones whose surfaces have a different structure, the structure of the surface of at least one of these two zones, located in said intermediate portion (23), said first zone being ordered and repetitive, adapted to the growth of the epithelial tissue and / or the connective tissue and having engravings forming corrugations with a depth of less than 0.5 microns.

The invention discloses an administration agent in-vivo release and absorption visualization method based on a CFD-PBM coupling model. The method comprises the following steps: constructing a CFD model of a physiological environment of an injection site; establishing a population balance model (PBM) of the drug particles; the PBM is embedded into a CFD model solver, multi-scale coupling simulation is carried out, and a CFD-PBM coupling model is obtained; the three-dimensional visualization engine dynamically displays drug concentration distribution and particle behaviors; reversely adjusting preparation prescription parameters by using a multi-parameter optimization algorithm; and calibrating model parameters, and generating a key data report. According to the method, the prediction precision and the research and development efficiency can be remarkably improved, and the method is suitable for development of long-acting preparations such as microspheres and implants.

The invention discloses a structural bionic space-time coupled axon guidance-synchronous degradation type nerve implant as well as a preparation method and application thereof. According to the preparation method, after collagen and polyvinyl alcohol are compounded, freeze-drying is performed through a specific freeze-drying process to obtain the composite nerve implant with a bunchy multi-channel and porous structure, so that the defect that the degradation rate of a current application product is too high is overcome. The degradation rate required by the composite nerve implant is regulated and controlled according to the proportion of the composite materials, the composite materials which are rapidly degraded can be designed at the two ends of the composite nerve implant with the long length, and the composite materials which are slowly degraded can be designed at the middle part of the composite nerve implant with the long length, so that the mechanical performance required by nerve regeneration is supported. The obtained nerve implant not only is beneficial to preventing cicatrix tissues from entering, but also can be used as a topographic clue of nerve regeneration related cells to guide nerve regeneration, in addition, the degradation rate of the material is synchronous with the nerve regeneration process, and finally, the material is continuously degraded along with nerve regeneration and is replaced by new tissues.

A bone reattachment system includes an intramedullary implant that includes a longitudinal axis that extends between a first end and a second end thereof, and a stem body that defines at least the second end and is configured to be received within an intramedullary canal of a long bone. The system also includes a clamping assembly for clamping a first bone segment to a second bone segment and includes a mount, a clamp, and an end effector. The mount is connectable to the first end of the intramedullary implant. The clamp has a first end connected to the mount and a second end moveable relative to the first end. The end effector is connected to and extends from the second end of the clamp such that movement of the second end of the clamp relative to the first end moves the end effector in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the intramedullary implant.

The invention provides a medical implant, a preparation method thereof and an artificial knee joint. The medical implant comprises a macromolecular porous stent and a hydrogel composite material at least filled in pores of the macromolecular porous stent, and the material of the macromolecular porous stent comprises a degradable macromolecular material and carbon nanotubes distributed in the degradable macromolecular material. The hydrogel composite material comprises a hydrogel material matrix and seed cells distributed in the hydrogel material matrix. According to the invention, the degradable high polymer material and the hydrogel material are combined, the carbon nanotubes are introduced into the degradable high polymer material, and meanwhile, seed cells are arranged in a hydrogel material matrix, so that the implantable stent material which has proper degradation performance and good mechanical properties and is renewable is provided.

The present invention relates generally to implants and tools for the fixation or fusion of joints or bone segments. These tools include tissue dilators and protectors. Other tools include broaches used to shape bores in bone. The tools can also include a system for removing an implant from bone. Implants can include assemblies of one or more implant structures that make possible the achievement of diverse interventions involving the fusion and / or stabilization of lumbar and sacral vertebra in a non-invasive manner, with minimal incision, and without the necessitating the removing the intervertebral disc. Implants for fusing both sacroiliac joints of a patient include a long implant that extends across both sacroiliac joints.

A delivery system for delivering an implant having both a rigid portion and a flexible portion to a body lumen. The delivery system includes an outer tubular member and an inner tubular member slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member. The inner tubular member includes at least one opening positioned in a side wall adjacent to a distal end region. An expandable implant, including a rigid portion and a flexible portion, is disposed about the outer surface of the inner tubular member. A distal portion of a thread is wrapped around the flexible portion of the implant and configured to maintain the flexible portion in a radially collapsed configuration during delivery of the implant. A distal end region of the outer tubular member is disposed around the rigid portion of the implant to maintain the rigid portion in a radially collapsed configuration during delivery of the implant.

The invention discloses a photo-thermal-electric coupling titanium-based implant as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biomedical materials. The photo-thermal-electric coupling titanium-based implant provided by the invention comprises a porous titanium substrate and a hydrogel layer, the surface of the porous titanium substrate is of a TiO2 nanotube array structure; up-conversion nanoparticles and g-C3N4 nanoparticles are arranged between the porous titanium substrate and the hydrogel layer, and the up-conversion nanoparticles are NaYF4 up-conversion nanoparticles co-doped with Yb < 3 + > and Er < 3 + >; carbon nanotubes and medicinal active ingredients are loaded in the hydrogel layer. According to the titanium-based implant, collaborative coupling in light-heat-electricity multi-energy forms is achieved, the titanium-based implant is endowed with the integrated function of light response, heat conversion, electric signal conduction and local treatment, and an integrated solution with structural supporting, biological activity regulation and treatment effects is provided for bone tissue defect repair.

According to one example, a for revision knee arthroplasty is disclosed. According to this example, the method can include shaping a bone of a patient to create one or more recesses therein, selecting a stem provisional, disposing the stem provisional within the one or more recesses, and assembling in vivo the stem provisional with both a first provisional component configured to simulate a shape of one of a tibial tray implant or a femoral implant and a second provisional component configured to simulate a shape of at least one of a sleeve component, a cone component or a keel component of an implant.

Disclosed herein is a system and method for performing pre-operative planning of total joint arthroplasty. The planning tool builds a model and analyzes and visualizes movement of the joint for various selections of implant models and placement of the components on the implants on the patient's anatomy. The tool also analyzes and visualizes motions of the joint during common activities of daily living and analyzes and functional ranges. The tool provides real time clinically relevant parameters to inform pre-surgery planning. The tool provides screw orientation visualization.

A tool kit for minimally invasive implantation of a tendon fixation implant in the field of arthroscopic human medicine is provided. The tendon fixation implant includes a medial anchor, a lateral anchor, and a base plate. The tool kit includes a medial anchor inserter having a medial anchor drive mandrel and a medial anchor release tube. The medial anchor release tube is designed to receive the medial anchor drive mandrel. The medial anchor drive mandrel is designed both to receive a medial anchor and to introduce the medial anchor into bone by driving it into the latter. The medial anchor drive mandrel has a locking head for locking the medial anchor drive mandrel to the medial anchor release tube. The tool kit includes a base-plate inserter having a handpiece and a base-plate inserter tube designed to receive the base plate of the tendon fixation plate.

A system for detecting motion between an implant and a bone that can optionally include: a bone locator means configured to be coupled to the bone, an implant attachment means configured to be coupled to the implant, and a data analysis means. The implant attachment means includes a detection means, and the implant attachment means defines one or more apertures or surfaces for receiving a force from a force inducing means.

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for powering an implant for a human patient and a method for powering an implant for a human patient. Wherein said apparatus comprises an implantable energy source for providing energy to the implant, an energy provider connected to the implantable energy source and connected to an energy consuming part of the implant, the energy provider being configured to store energy to provide a burst of energy to the energy consuming part, wherein the energy provider is configured to be charged by the implantable energy source and to provide the energy consuming part with electrical power during startup of the energy consuming part.

An expandable framework for use in a replacement heart valve implant includes a plurality of struts defining a lattice structure with an inflow end, an outflow end, and a plurality of stabilization arches extending downstream from the outflow end. The lattice structure includes a first circumferential row of cells defining a plurality of lower crowns at the inflow end and a second circumferential row of cells defining a plurality of upper crowns at the outflow end, where the cells of the first and second circumferential rows each have a lower point and an upper point. The lower point of at least some of the cells in the second circumferential row is a free point devoid of attachment to any other strut and extends radially outward beyond a radially outer surface of any strut immediately below in an axial direction.

Examples of the invention relate to methods, implants, including bone plates, and instruments for compressing first and second bone portions or a bone portion and an implant together.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a polymer-based implant and methods of making and using the same. The polymer-based implant comprises a polymer component and a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the polymer-based implant can be used to treat and / or prevent retinal diseases and / or retinopathies. The polymer-based implant exhibits physical properties that provide the ability to safely place the polymer-based implant in an ocular region without undesired diffusion and also to allow for controlled and timely release of the therapeutic agent to a desired region of the ocular region, such as the retina. In particular disclosed embodiments, the polymer-based implant can be used for safe and effective gene therapy.

The present technology includes an implant for treating excessive central airway collapse (ECAC) of an airway. The implant can comprise a wire-form stent configured to be positioned within the airway. The stent can comprise a C-shaped sidewall, and is configured to be positioned within the airway such that the C-shaped sidewall is positioned proximate a cartilaginous portion of the airway and presses outwardly against the cartilaginous portion.

AIHeal system is a new solution creating explainable and causal AI infrastructure in a way that is accessible to physicians, solution in which they can trust, which open new routes to delivering better, faster, more reliable, secure, and more cost-effective medical care. The data from wearables and implants are transferred by mobile networks and collected by big data architecture in the innovative Electronic Health Record forming the "digital twin" of the patient. The ground-breaking innovative contribution of the proposed patent is to reach naturally interpretable AI through the synergistic AI concept. The main idea is to combine the benefits of the accuracy of deep-learning algorithms with visibility on the factors that are important to the algorithm's conclusion. Our approach is an attempt to follow the physicians thinking through the clinical decision procedure. Physicians first follow some rules and knowledge, then "call" experience (data) and make a decision.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly discloses an intervention conveying device which comprises a conveying pipe and a release wire, a clamping forming hole is formed in the periphery of the far end of the conveying pipe, a clamping part which bends and extends towards the interior of the conveying pipe is arranged on the hole wall of the clamping forming hole, and a clamping hole is formed in the clamping part; the releasing wire is arranged in the conveying pipe and penetrates through the releasing ring and the clamping hole. According to the interventional conveying device provided by the invention, the release ring is not separated from the far end of the conveying pipe under the limitation of the clamping part and the release wire, so that the conveying of an implant is facilitated; and after the implant is conveyed to a target position, the release wire can be pulled out of the release ring and the clamping hole at the near end of the conveying pipe, and when the conveying pipe is pulled out in the direction away from the target position, the release ring is separated from the far end of the conveying pipe and is reserved at the target position, so that rapid separation of the interventional conveying device and the implant is realized, and the interventional conveying device is stable and reliable.

The utility model discloses a mechanical release mechanism for an implant, and relates to the field of medical equipment.The mechanical release mechanism for the implant comprises a pushing rod, the pushing rod is provided with the mechanical release mechanism for the implant, the mechanical release mechanism comprises a developing metal tube fixedly installed at the far end of the pushing rod, and a spring ring is fixedly installed at one end of the developing metal tube; a round head is fixedly installed at one end of the spring ring, a releasing wire is arranged in the pushing rod, and one end of the releasing wire is located in the developing metal pipe. The near end of the implant and the farthest end of the push rod are fixed through a special mechanical structure, when the release wire and the push rod are fixed, the implant is connected with the push rod, and at the moment, the implant and the push rod can move synchronously; when the releasing wire and the far end of the pushing rod are released from fixation, the pushing rod is withdrawn after the releasing wire is pulled towards the near side, at the moment, the implant is released and stays at the original position, releasing of the implant is completed, and accurate, rapid, safe and efficient releasing can be achieved.

An adjustable implant system configured to non-invasively guide bone growth in a patient. The adjustable implant system includes a tether having a first end coupled to a fixed bone anchor and a second end coupled to an adjustable bone anchor. The adjustable bone anchor includes a driver disposed within a housing and the driver is configured to actuate in response to an externally applied magnetic field. The adjustable implant system includes an external adjustment device configured to non-invasively actuate the driver disposed within the adjustable bone anchor. Non-invasive actuation of the driver can cause the adjustable bone anchor to increase or decrease the amount of tension on the tether.

Expandable wedge implants and related methods. The expandable implant may include a bottom endplate, a top endplate pivotably connected to the bottom endplate, an actuator with curved ramps configured to mate with angled ramps on the top endplate, and a drive screw configured to move the actuator to thereby expand the top endplate relative to the bottom endplate. The expandable implants may be configured to correct pes planus or a flatfoot deformity using Evans and / or Cotton procedures during foot surgery.

A self-contained biometric device, method, and system for secure digital transactions is provided. The device comprises a housing that may be a subdermal implant, dermally-applied biometric tattoo, ergonomic external wearable, or smart card. The housing maintains consistent secure functionality during offline and online operation modes and includes a biometric verification module that captures a biometric input of a user and performs user authentication entirely within the device. A hardware-isolated storage module physically isolated from external networks stores cryptographic keys, credentials, and biometric templates. The device permits access to the cryptographic keys and credentials only upon successful user authentication. A transaction processing module resident inside the hardware-isolated storage module executes digital asset transactions entirely within the device in offline mode. This self-contained architecture enables secure, autonomous operation without reliance on external networks or computation.

An illustrative insertion management system may be configured to provide, as a first input to a machine learning model, geometric model data specific to a recipient of a cochlear implant and representative of a geometrical model of a cochlea of the recipient, provide, as a second input to the machine learning model, procedure data representative of one or more contextual attributes of a lead insertion procedure in which an electrode lead is inserted to the cochlea of the recipient, and generate, based on an output of the machine learning model that takes into account the geometric model data and the procedure data, procedure assistance data configured to assist a user in performing the lead insertion procedure.

A sacroiliac joint implant includes an implant structure formed from an elongated base member, a forward end structure, an elongated first side member, and an elongated second side member, with an internal support structure extending in an implant plane. A fusion passage is defined in an area between the base member, first side member, and second side member. The fusion passage defines a respective open area through the implant to facilitate bone growth across the sacroiliac joint when the implant is properly implanted in the joint.