Competitive Advantages:
Resorbable, malleable material, Customizable implant,
Can incorporate into the osseous structure,
Eliminates need for bone grafting
Aspects of the present invention provide implants for augmentation, stabilization, or defect reconstruction of bone tissue, comprising a scaffold portion structured to provide shape to the implant, the scaffold portion comprising one or more of the following: one or more poly lactic acid isomer; one or more polyglycolic acid isomer; and/or allogenic bone material, or similar compound.Our inventors have derived an osteoinductive, osteoconductive, resorbable, malleable implant with a shape and structure that may be customized to improve its function and overall outcome. This novel technology combines independently FDA used and approved implantable materials into a single implant that can be arranged in plate configurations. The combination of multiple implantable compounds into a single implant increases structural strength and allows incorporation of the implant as part of the osseous structure with time. It also provides a patient with a reconstructive alternative for bone replacement with or without autologous bone grafting. There is no need for removal later, unlike other types of implants, and the possibility of customization allows for a wide range of applications to surgical practice. The incorporation of the resorbable, malleable material allows for further intraoperative adjustment. This invention is applicable to the field of facial reconstruction.
An off-the-shelf oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous patient. The oral splint is fabricated into a plurality of standardized sizes. These sizes are determined by imaging a population of jaws, measuring dimensions thereof, manipulating (e.g., calculating the mean) these dimensions, and generating a size that is representative of a subset of that population. This can be done for all sizes that would represent individuals in that population. The splint itself is fabricated virtually by creating "U-shapes", splitting them horizontally into halves, creating an evacuation channel, and generating a coupling mechanism to hold the halves together. The splint can then be printed or otherwise manufactured.Medical , Medical Devices
