115 results about "Zygomatic bone" patented technology

The present invention provides an improved orthopedic system for the modification of the distance between the maxilla and zygoma. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes proximal and distal footplates attached to an orthopedic device. The distal footplate is attached to the zygoma, with the proximal footplate being mechanically coupled to the maxilla. This mechanical coupling is achieved either through attachment directly to the maxilla or by attachment to a construct which is then wired to the patient's teeth. The orthopedic device, which may be a distractor, allows for modification of the distance between the maxilla and zygoma. The entire system can advantageously be placed intra-orally within a patient. In a preferred embodiment, the footplates are also detachable from the orthopedic device and are composed of a bioresorbable material, such that they will be absorbed by the patient's body. Methods for using this novel orthopedic system are also disclosed.

A drilling assembly is provided for drilling a hole into a zygoma of a patient. The assembly can comprise a template, an extension unit, a drill guide unit, and first and second drills. The template can be configured for orientation within a patient's mouth and can comprise a guide sleeve having a longitudinal axis extending towards the zygoma when fitted on the patient. The extension unit can include a central bore and be slideably received within the guide sleeve. The drill guide unit can also include a central bore of a different diameter than that of the extension unit. The first drill can be slideably received within the central bore of the guide sleeve. The second drill can have an outer diameter different than that of the first drill and can be configured to be slideably received with the central bore of the drill guide unit.

The present invention provides an improved orthopedic system for the modification of the distance between the maxilla and zygoma. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes first and second footplates attached to an orthopedic device. The second footplate is attached to the zygoma, with the first footplate being mechanically coupled to the maxilla. This mechanical coupling is achieved either through attachment directly to the maxilla or by attachment to a construct wired to the patient's teeth. The orthopedic device, which may be a distractor, allows for modification of the distance between the maxilla and zygoma. The entire system can advantageously be placed intra-orally within a patient. In a preferred embodiment, the device does not increase in length upon activation. In another preferred embodiment, the second footplate is offset, allowing the actuator to be placed under the zygoma. Methods for using this novel orthopedic system are also disclosed.

A bone distractor having four bone plate attachment members for affixation to the posterior and anterior maxilla and / or zygomatic buttress and to the posterior and anterior mandible, the attachment members mounted onto a pair of parallel rods, one rod being a threaded drive rod and the other being a releasable guide rod, whereby rotation of the drive rod causes dimensional separation of the anterior attachment members from the posterior attachment members. The guide rod can be quickly removed such the superior attachment members joined to the maxilla and / or zygomatic buttress are physically separated from the inferior attachment members joined to the mandible such that the jaw can be opened.

A self-anchoring tissue lifting device for use with facial cosmetic reconstructive surgery includes an implant and a removable foil cover disposed on the implant. The implant includes an elongated mesh strip having a distal end on which is situated a tissue anchoring fleece material. Opposite lateral edges of the mesh material are preferably laser cut during the manufacturing process of the implant to provide a plurality of tissue engaging prickles along the longitudinal length of the implant. For treating the mid face and jowl, a stab incision is made within the hairline of the temple region of the patient and the device is applied from the temporal area to the peak of the ipsilateral cheek to capture the malar fat pad to correct midface abnormalities or the ptotic tissue causing the jowl.

A protective goggle assembly has a goggle frame having a rigid goggle body formed on a front side. The goggle body has recesses formed on two sides of a lower end so that a resilient face engaging portion is integrally formed with a rear side of the goggle frame. The resilient face engaging portion includes edges on two sides of a lower end, which edges are formed with a curved shape based on a human face contour. When the goggle frame and the lens are assembled with a strap buckled to the two sides for use, and the resilient face engaging portion on the rear side of the goggle frame is in contact with a user's face and cheekbones, the recesses formed on the two sides of the lower end of the rigid goggle body provide the resilient face engaging portion with a larger space for flexible adjustment.

An improved headgear is structured to secure a mask to the head of a patient and comprises a parietal support, an occipital support, and a zygomatic support connected together. The zygomatic support comprises a pair of zygomatic braces that are each structured to engage the face of the patient and to support the mask in fluid communication with the patient. The zygomatic braces each comprise at least one of a cephalic element structured to engage the face cephalic to the crest of the zygomatic bone, and a caudal element structured to engage the face caudal to the zygomatic bone.

A headrest for a patient-bearing surface, having an approximately horseshoe-shaped form and comprising a central section (14) for supporting the back of the head or the forehead, the bearing surface thereof being at least approximately spherical shell-shaped, also comprising two side sections (16) which are arranged at a distance from each other and whose bearing surfaces conform at least approximately to a common cylindrical surface whose axis is parallel to a symmetrical line (20) of the headrest extending between the side surfaces (16). A cheekbone support (18), which protrudes in the direction of the other side section (16), is provided on each side section (16).

A pillow to provide predictable support for a reclining person during sleep or therapy. The preferred embodiment of the invention is formed by a continuous portion forming two openings, at which are joined side panels. The pillow is generally shaped as an adjustable wedge, which can be used by a person in the stomach lying, back lying, or side lying positions to provide proper support and comfort. The pillow is filled with a material that allows the user to shape the pillow to conform the pillow to the individual physical makeup and personal preferences of the user.In another embodiment of the invention, a pair of internal panels, each one adjacent one of the side panels, divides the pillow into compartments which can be individually filled. This embodiment of the invention constitutes a large triangular shaped wedge pillow with internal panels that mirror the side panel angle that creates a pair of secondary wedges upon which are formed the support areas of the person's cheekbone and forehead areas.

A protective face mask comprising: an eye-protecting shield made essentially from a flexible plastic material and an adjustable metal nose bridge. The eye-protecting shield being dimensioned to cover at least the eye portions of a human wearer, the eye-protecting shield having a perimeter defining a surface facing the wearer's face; providing a substantially watertight and releasable sealing engagement between at least a portion of the perimeter forming an upper edge of the face mask and at least a portion of the skin of the wearer's face, a portion of the lower part of the perimeter of the mask is free from the wearer's skin, and wherein the mask extends along the contour of the wearer's face from the forehead to cheekbones and the lower perimeter thereof extends to the bridge of the nose, provides a comfortable and flexible mask without the need for adhesive, straps, or side bars, avoids pressure on the skin in the contact zone, allows free eye movement and airflow and minimizes the formation of dew. The nose bridge is made of a malleable metal material and adjusts to the contours of the wearer's bridge of nose. The mask is primarily adapted for providing a waterproof shield to ensure a dry environment during showering or during trips to the hairdresser, also allowing a person who has recently done their make-up to shower and shampoo their hair while keeping their eye make-up in a clean dry condition.

The surgical saw according to the present invention comprises an arm fixed by mounting the rear end portion thereof in a jaw of a handle; and a double saw blade part connected with the front end portion of the arm and having two saw blades arranged side by side in a certain distance. In case that the surgical saw is used in surgeries for cutting off cheek bones, the surgical saw can precisely cut off portions of the cheek bones in a width set in advance by precisely cutting off two positions of the cheek bones in a precise cutting-off length at the same time so that the portions of cheek bones can be conveniently cut off, the periods of time for surgeries can be reduced, and an occurrence frequency of surgery aftereffects due to different cutting-off widths for the left and right cheek bones can be reduced.

The invention relates to a maxillary bone repair stent which can be in line with requirements on large-area maxillary bone defect shape repair and the like and a manufacturing method thereof. The maxillary bone repair stent is characterized in that the maxillary bone repair stent comprises a maxillary bone-shaped stent body, four protrudent connecting areas with sunk hole array structures are sequentially distributed on the upper edge of the maxillary bone-shaped stent body, and the connecting areas are the right cheekbone connecting area, the right piriform aperture connecting area, the leftpiriform aperture connecting area and the left cheekbone connecting area respectively; a piriform aperture shape repair area is arranged between the right piriform aperture connecting area and the left piriform aperture connecting area; a maxillary bone grafting area is distributed on the lower edge of the maxillary bone-shaped stent body; a maxillary alveolar area is distributed between the upperedge and the lower edge of the maxillary bone-shaped stent body; and the maxillary bone grafting area and the maxillary alveolar area both have through hole array structures.

A medical implant and a method of implanting a medical implant are disclosed. In some embodiments, the medical implant can comprise an apical bone anchoring portion for bone apposition and an unthreaded coronal portion. The coronal portion can have a length (L2) exceeding or equaling a length (L1) of the apical portion. Further, in some embodiments, the apical portion has a maximum outer diameter (D1) that is equal to or larger than a maximum outer diameter (D2) of said coronal portion. In some embodiments of the method, an apical part of an implant is affixed in the zygomatic bone and a coronal part is positioned outside the maxilla in the mucous membrane.

A piezotome operation unit for lifting a maxillary sinus at a position of placement of an implant upon lifting the maxillary sinus, which forms and enlarges the vertical hole with ease in a remaining bone of the maxillary sinus though vertical approaching, and upon forming a lateral window below a malar bone through lateral approaching, prevents a maxillary membrane from becoming damaged, thereby ensuring continuous, safe lifting so that the operating time is shortened and the efficiency of the operation is maximized.

A protective goggle assembly has a goggle frame having a rigid goggle body formed on a front side. The goggle body has recesses formed on two sides of a lower end so that a resilient face engaging portion is integrally formed with a rear side of the goggle frame. The resilient face engaging portion includes edges on two sides of a lower end, which edges are formed with a curved shape based on a human face contour. When the goggle frame and the lens are assembled with a strap buckled to the two sides for use and with the resilient face engaging portion on the rear side of the goggle frame in contact with a user's face and cheekbones, the recesses formed on the two sides of the lower end of the rigid goggle body provide the resilient face engaging portion with a larger space for flexible adjustment.

Eyeglasses, with alternative supports for maintaining the bridge of the glasses off the nasal bone or other parts of the bridge, useful for patients of rhinoplasty. In one embodiment, the bridge of a conventional pair of glasses is supplemented with extensions to below the outer half of each lens and positioned to rest on the cheek bones of the face. In another embodiment, the typical bridge is eliminated and a horizontal support arch is provided which joins at and extends beyond the lower edge of each lens. A pair of nasolabial supports are provided, one each of which is disposed on either end of the support arch, which is further comprised of a pad which rests within and is supported by the nasolabial arch, or the fold between the side of the nose and cheek. In a third embodiment, the bridge is eliminated and a lip support bar is provided which rests upon the upper lip and which has upturned ends which articulate with the lower edges of the lenses. A pair of support pads joining the lower edges of the lenses and disposed laterally from the upturned ends of the lip support bar may also be provided, which rest upon the cheek bones. A final embodiment is comprised of a conventional eyeglass frame with a lip support pad disposed below the bridge for support on the upper lip and two support members, each support member having one end articulating with the lip support pad and another end articulating tangentially with the lateral edge of one lens.

A surgical elevator device that can be used in the reduction of bone fractures, particularly facial bone fractures, and even more particularly zygomatic arch fractures. The elevator device enables accurate measurement of the depth of insertion of the device into tissue space and provides tactile control of fracture location and reduction. In one embodiment, the elevator device comprises a groove on an elevator element for receiving a bone structure. The groove can be formed by a pair of parallel ridges. A projection extending from the elevator provides a pivot point for applying a controlled force to the bone to reduce the fracture. A preferred embodiment further comprises a method of reducing a bone fracture, such as a zygomatic arch fracture.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and in particular relates to a zygomatic chin expansion angle type opening device. The zygomatic chin expansion angle type opening device consists of a handle sheet, a handle, a rivet, a limiting band, a side fastening screw, a rear fastening screw, a post-tensioning splicing sheet, a rotating shaft, a shaft sleeve, a side sleeve, a positioning column, teeth, a rack, a front fixing strip, a pull ring handle, a pull ring, a spring, a pressing sheet, a pressing sheet shaft sleeve, a pressing sheet shaft, a pressing sheet shaft frame, a positioning pin, a positioning groove and position dividing bands, wherein the limiting band starts from the rear neck pit of the head of a patient, passes by the top of the head and is divided into left and right position dividing bands from the part between the eyebrows downwards, the two position dividing bands respectively pass through the lower edges of left and right cheekbones, the lower ends of the two position dividing bands are respectively positioned at temporal-mandibular joints on two sides of the head of the patient, and the lower edge of the middle part of the front fixing strip is positioned at the upper edge of mental protuberance. According to the zygomatic chin expansion angle type opening device, upper and lower jaws of the patient can be separated from each other without extending an instrument into the mouth of the patient.

The invention belongs to the technical field of computer-aided design, and discloses a computer-aided navigation method for accurate treatment of old zygomatic fracture. The method includes the following steps: based on 3D image construction and segmentation, preoperative CT data is input to computer-aided surgical design software for the 3D reconstruction and segmentation of a maxillofacial region, and main fractured bone segments are separated and named separately; surface marker points are created on the surfaces of the bone segments and positioned, there is at least one marker point on each bone segment, at least four markers are used for the whole zygomatic fracture, each bone segment is fused with the cylindrical marker points thereof, and data is imported into the surgical navigation design software and fused into a file to obtain a surface marker point positioning navigation plan; step-by-step control reduction is carried out on the healthy side data according to the midline image of the face to form a navigation reduction plan; and finally, an operation is carried out according to the navigation marker point positioning plan and the navigation reduction plan.

A bone distractor having four bone plate attachment members for affixation to the posterior and anterior maxilla and / or zygomatic buttress and to the posterior and anterior mandible, the attachment members mounted onto a pair of parallel rods, one rod being a threaded drive rod and the other being a releasable guide rod, whereby rotation of the drive rod causes dimensional separation of the anterior attachment members from the posterior attachment members. The guide rod can be quickly removed such the superior attachment members joined to the maxilla and / or zygomatic buttress are physically separated from the inferior attachment members joined to the mandible such that the jaw can be opened.

Disclosed is a pair of protective eyewear that includes a frame having a brow portion with a top surface and a bottom portion with a bottom surface. The frame is configured and arranged to be secured against a wearer's face wherein the brow portion conforms to the wearer's forehead and the bottom portion conforms around the wearer's nose and cheekbones. A lens is interfittingly engaged with the frame. The frame and the lens define an interior portion of the eyewear and an exterior portion of the eyewear. The frame includes a number of vent structures, and each of the vent structures has a vent opening. The vent opening is in fluid connection between the interior portion and the exterior portion of the eyewear. The protective eyewear includes at least one vent accessory configured and arranged to releasably couple to at least one of the vent structures.

A surgical tool configured to facilitate delivery of a neurostimulator to a craniofacial region of a subject includes a handle portion, an elongate shaft having a contoured distal portion, and an insertion groove on the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft is configured to be advanced under a zygomatic bone along a maxillary tuberosity towards a pterygopalatine fossa. The distal portion includes a distal dissecting tip. The insertion groove is configured to receive, support, and guide a medical device or instrument.

A system for midface distraction including a left side distraction mechanism and a right side distraction mechanism, each including: an implantable anchor configured to be coupled to a bone of the malar region, an implantable anchor configured to be coupled to a bone of the cranium, and a distraction rod coupling the anchors. The system also includes a maxillary bridge configured to couple the left side distraction mechanism with the right side distraction mechanism and wherein couplings between the maxillary bridge and the right and left distraction mechanisms are configured to be internal to a patient.

A maxillary distractor assembly having a malar buttress plate member and a vertical arm member, wherein the malar buttress plate member is detachably connected to the vertical arm member such that the malar buttress plate member may be left in the patient when the remainder of the assembly is removed.

A cushion to reduce prevent nasal skin breakdown and bridge soreness while preventing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure mask leaks is made from a tacky polymeric gel material and uses a unique shape overlying and conforming to the bridge of the nose and cheekbones to provide a comfortable soft seal between the mask and the skin of the wearer.

The invention relates to an integral repair stent of eye sockets, cheekbones and a maxillary bone and a manufacturing method thereof, and the integral repair stent can meet the repair needs when the eye sockets, the cheekbones and the maxillary bone all have defects. The integral repair stent is characterized in that the integral repair stent comprises a stent body which combines the shapes of theeye sockets, the shapes of the cheekbones and the shape of the maxillary bone, the stent body comprises a cheekbone repair area, a temporal arcade repair area of the cheekbones is extended from the left side of the cheekbone repair area, the right side of the cheekbone repair area is a piriform aperture shape repair area and is extended for forming a piriform aperture connecting area, a plantingtrough is distributed at the bottom of the cheekbone repair area, a piriform aperture bottom fixing area is extended from the right side of the planting trough, an eye socket outer edge repair area isupward extended from an eye socket shape repair area arranged at the upper edge of the cheekbone repair area; and the eye socket outer edge repair area, the piriform aperture bottom fixing area, thepiriform aperture connecting area and the temporal arcade repair area of the cheekbones all have sunk hole array structures.

The invention provides a head rest for an operating table. The head rest for the operating table comprises a base and a head fixture, wherein the base is connected with an operating table; and the head fixture is connected with the base. The head fixture comprises a first supporting part, a second supporting part, a first clamping part and a second clamping part, wherein the first supporting part is used for supporting the frontal bone of a patient's head; the second supporting part rotatably connected with the first supporting part is used for supporting the cheekbone of the patient's head; the first clamping part which is connected with the first supporting part and capable of rotating in the vertical direction is used for clamping the occipital bone of the patient's head; and the second clamping part arranged on the second supporting part is used for clamping the mandibular angle of the patient's head. The base is provided with a hollow projection area corresponding to the portion just below the patient's neck. Traction of the patient's neck or accurate displacement of the patient's head in horizontal and vertical directions can be realized by moving the head rest during surgery.

A multifunctional skull-fixing frame is composed of the head face supporter, stand and spherical joint between them. Said head face supporter consists of the skull supporter which is a semi-circular steel plate, the zygoma supporter which is an arc steel plate, and the mandibular supporter able to slide horizontally and connected to said skull supporter.

A medical implant and a method of implanting a medical implant are disclosed. The medical implant (20) is elongate and for fixation in a patient, and comprises an apical bone anchoring portion (200) for bone apposition, and an unthreaded coronal portion (210), wherein said coronal portion (210) has a length (L2) exceeding or equaling a length (L1) of said apical portion (200), and wherein said apical portion (200) has a maximum outer diameter (D1) that is equal to or larger than a maximum outer diameter (D2) of said coronal portion. In a method of implanting a medical implant, an apical part is affixed in the zygomatic bone, and a coronal part is positioned outside the maxilla in the mucous membrane.