Bone Implant Segmented Frame and Adaptation Area
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bone implants often have frame structures that are adapted to specific bone areas, making them difficult to place due to anatomical variations, and lack sufficient adaptability to individual anatomy.
Innovation Solution
A bone implant with a frame structure that partially forms the edge and allows for adaptation, featuring a sheet-like adaptation area with high bendability and connection points for cutting or deformation, enabling precise fitting to varying anatomies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the frame structure is designed to fit specific bone areas, then the implant provides structural support and stability, but it becomes difficult to place due to anatomical variations
Solution Approach 1:
The implant is divided into a frame structure and a sheet-like adaptation area. The frame structure provides structural support and stability, while the sheet-like adaptation area can be cut or deformed to accommodate anatomical variations. This segmentation allows the implant to maintain reliability while improving ease of placement.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the implant have different properties: the frame structure is rigid for stability, while the sheet-like adaptation area is flexible and可切割 for customization. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction between needing structural support and ease of placement.
2Reliability
If the frame structure is designed to fit specific bone areas, then the implant provides structural support, but it lacks adaptability to individual anatomy
Solution Approach 1:
The implant separates the structural support function (frame structure) from the adaptation function (sheet-like adaptation area). This allows the frame to maintain structural integrity while the adaptation area can be customized to individual anatomy.
Solution Approach 2:
The sheet-like adaptation area is designed to be deformable and可切割, allowing it to adapt dynamically to different anatomical configurations while the frame structure remains stable.
3Manufacturing precision
If the frame structure completely defines the outer edge, then the implant has precise dimensional control, but it cannot be adapted to varying anatomies
Solution Approach 1:
The implant divides the edge definition between the frame structure (for dimensional control) and the sheet-like adaptation area (for adaptability). The frame structure defines part of the outer edge with precise dimensions, while the sheet-like area without frame structure allows cutting and deformation for anatomical adaptation.
Solution Approach 2:
Different edge regions have different properties: areas with frame structure maintain precise dimensional control, while areas without frame structure (sheet-like adaptation area) allow for customization. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction between manufacturing precision and adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The implant provides a flexible solution for covering defects or malformations by allowing adaptation to specific anatomies, facilitating easier placement and deformation to fit individual bone structures, enhancing treatment efficacy and patient outcomes.
Implementation Method 1
a minimum force required for plastic deformation of the edge region, in particular preferably the edge region and the adaptation area together, is higher than a minimum force required for plastic deformation of the adaptation area
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AI summary
The invention relates to an implant (1) for the treatment of bone, in particular for covering defects or drill holes or for the reconstruction of bone defects or malformations. This comprises at least one frame structure (2) and at least one adaptation area (3). The edge of the implant (4) is thereby partially, but not continuously, formed by the frame structures (2), which are located outside the adaptation area (3).