Medical implant
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1. A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional medical implant comprising:
- attaching an elongated helix on a ball forming structure, the ball forming structure comprising at least four radial sections configured for forming loops;
forming at least one part of the helix to define a secondary structure comprising a first face loop, a second face loop, a third lace loop and a fourth face loop, the first, second, third and fourth face loops of substantially identical size,biasing said secondary structure to form a polyhedral tertiary structure, the polyhedral tertiary structure comprising a polyhedron, wherein the faces of the polyhedron are built up by the first face loop, the second lace loop, the third face loop and the fourth face loop; and
forming at least one additional loop disposed on one of the groups consisting of (a) a polyhedron face and coplanar to the plane of at least one face loop, (b) polyhedron edge, and (c) a polyhedron vertex, the at least one additional loop configured for reducing the risk of tissue damage at the placement site,wherein the at least one additional loop is smaller than the first face loop.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical implant in the form of an elongated helix wherein at least one part of the helix is preformed in such a manner that it has a secondary structure of identically sized loops which it assumes during implantation at the placement site, with said structure in turn forming at the placement site during implantation a polyhedral tertiary structure, and the polyhedron being provided with at least one additional loop.
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1. A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional medical implant comprising:
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attaching an elongated helix on a ball forming structure, the ball forming structure comprising at least four radial sections configured for forming loops; forming at least one part of the helix to define a secondary structure comprising a first face loop, a second face loop, a third lace loop and a fourth face loop, the first, second, third and fourth face loops of substantially identical size, biasing said secondary structure to form a polyhedral tertiary structure, the polyhedral tertiary structure comprising a polyhedron, wherein the faces of the polyhedron are built up by the first face loop, the second lace loop, the third face loop and the fourth face loop; and forming at least one additional loop disposed on one of the groups consisting of (a) a polyhedron face and coplanar to the plane of at least one face loop, (b) polyhedron edge, and (c) a polyhedron vertex, the at least one additional loop configured for reducing the risk of tissue damage at the placement site, wherein the at least one additional loop is smaller than the first face loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a three-dimensional medical implant comprising:
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attaching an elongated helix on a ball forming structure, the ball forming structure comprising at least four radial sections configured for forming loops; forming at least one part of the helix to define a secondary structure comprising at least four face loops of substantially identical size, biasing said secondary structure to form a polyhedral tertiary structure, the polyhedral tertiary structure comprising a polyhedron, wherein the at least four loops establish faces of the polyhedron; and forming at least one additional loop disposed on one of the groups consisting of (a) a polyhedron face and coplanar with the polyhedron face, (b) polyhedron edge, and (c) a polyhedron vertex, the at least one additional loop configured for reducing the risk of tissue damage at the placement site, wherein the at least one additional loop is smaller than the at least four face loops. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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