Spinal implant with unit structure printed using 3D printer
US10575965B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a spinal implant having a unit structure printed by using a 3D printer, which is inserted between a vertebra and an adjacent vertebra and in which unit bodies constituted by at least one or more circular rings are repeated with a certain pattern. The spinal implant may implement elastic force like the existing vertebrae while bone fusion is performed as well as a state in which the bone fusion is completed after a procedure to obtain superior procedure results.
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