Implant device for osseous integration

• US 10,064,737 B2
• Filed: 12/21/2015
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Tsai, Jane S C, Shen, Hsin-Hsin, Tsau, Fang-Hei, Horng, Ji-Bin, Tsai, Pei-I, Huang, Chih-Chieh, Wen, Yi-Hung, Lai, Hong-Jen, Liu, Sung-Ho, Lin, Ching-Chih, Wu, Meng-Huang
• Primary Examiner(s): Yang, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US14/977,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20170156878A1
• Time in Patent Office: 988 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/86 Pins or screws or threaded wires; nuts therefor A61B17/72 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/442 Intervertebral or spinal discs, e.g. resilient non-disc-shaped intervertebral inflatable pockets A61F2/441; non-disc-shaped intervertebral fusion implants A61F2/4455
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/4455 for the fusion of spinal bodies, e.g. intervertebral fusion of adjacent spinal bodies, e.g. fusion cages intervertebral discs A61F2/442
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/447 substantially parallelepipedal, e.g. having a rectangular or trapezoidal cross-section
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30593 hollow
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30733 Inserts placed into an endoprosthetic cavity, e.g. for modifying a material property
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/30784 Plurality of holes
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/3092 having an open-celled or open-pored structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/3093 for promoting ingrowth of bone tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2002/4495 having a fabric structure, e.g. made from wires or fibres

Abstract

An implant device for osseous integration includes a plurality of connection bars and at least one frame bar. These connection bars are connected with each other to form a three-dimensional (3D) grid structure. The frame bar is connected with at least two of the connection bars to define at least one edge of the 3D grid structure. Wherein, the frame bar has a diameter substantially greater than that of these connection bars.

Claims

1. An implant device for osseous integration, comprising:

a plurality of connection bars, connected with each other to form a three-dimensional (3D) grid structure; and

at least one frame bar, connected with at least two of the connection bars to define at least one edge of the 3D grid structure;

wherein, the frame bar has a diameter greater than that of the connection bars;

the 3D grid structure comprises at least one grid unit which is an elongated square dipyramid (octahedron) assembled by four sub-units and having a volume ranging from 1mm³ to 10 mm³.

2. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the grid unit is configured by at least four components of the connection bars.

3. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein each of the sub-units is either composed by two of the connected connection bars or composed by one of the connection bars and one of the frame bars which are connected to each other, wherein the two connected connection bars or the connected two of the connection bar and the frame bar form an angle;

and a half of the angle ranges from 45°

to 75°

.

4. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 3, wherein the grid unit further comprises a central rod serving as the opposite side of each sub-unit.

5. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the 3D grid structure has a total porosity ranging from 60% to 80%.

6. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, further comprising at least one inner frame bar used to define an inner frame disposed on a flat face of the 3D grid structure.

7. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, further comprising a polymer body contained within the 3D grid structure to form a frictional interface having a contact area directly in contact with the 3D grid structure;

wherein a ratio of the contact area to an overlapping area formed between the 3D grid structure and the polymer body ranges from 3% to 5%.

8. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 7, further comprising:

a receiving opening, formed on a surface of the 3D grid structure; and

a receiving space, extending into the 3D grid structure from the receiving opening and used to contain the polymer body.

9. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 7, wherein the polymer body further comprises a working opening aligning the receiving opening and allowing a surgical equipment engaged therewith to aid a physician performing an implant surgery of the implant device.

10. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 7, wherein each of the connection bars used to define the receiving space has one end protruding around the receiving space and directly in contact with the polymer body to form a frictional interface.

11. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 6, further comprising at least one reinforcing bar having a diameter greater than that of the connection bars, disposed on the surface of the of the 3D grid structure, and used to either connect with two of the at least one frame bar or connected the frame bar with the inner frame bar.

12. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, further comprising a polymer body, connected to the 3D grid structure through a metal interface layer having a connecting area directly in contact with the 3D grid structure;

wherein a ratio of the connecting area to an overlapping area formed between the metal interface layer and the 3D grid structure ranging from 3% to 5%.

13. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 12, wherein the metal interface layer is a metal coating layer conformally formed on a surface of the polymer body and made of titanium (Ti), titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V), cobalt-chromium alloy (Co—

Cr), stainless steel (SUS 316L), gold (Au), or arbitrary combinations thereof.

14. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 12, wherein the polymer body comprises polyether ether ketone (PEEK), carbon reinforced (PEEK), polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), polyaryletherketone (PAEK) or arbitrary combinations thereof.

15. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 12, wherein the interface layer has a thickness ranging from 30 μ

m to 500 μ

m; and

the 3D grid structure has a thickness ranging from 10 μ

m to 5000 μ

m.

16. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the frame bar is disposed on a flat surface of the 3D grid structure and has a surface area occupying about 3% to 5% area of the flat face.

17. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the 3D grid structure comprises Ti.

18. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the implant device for osseous integration is a bone screw, a spinal fixation device, an inter-body fusion device, an artificial disk, or an artificial joint.

19. The implant device for osseous integration according to claim 1, wherein the frame bars have a cross-section shaped as a continuous waving line or a continuous curve line.