High-profile, anatomy-specific craniofacial implants for combined hard and soft tissue reconstruction with embedded technology for medicine delivery
US11471267B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/375
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An anatomy-specific implant for neuroplastic surgery. The implant includes a soft tissue implant component designed within and adapted to replace or restore missing soft tissue in a skull, joint or spine of the patient, wherein the soft tissue implant component is adapted to be coupled by an interdigitated connection to a rigid component. The rigid component can be a skull implant adapted to replace missing cranial or vertebral bone, or healthy cranial or vertebral bone, either of which can have downward extending catheters for medicinal brain or spinal cord infusion to help bypass the blood-brain barrier via multiphase flow. The soft tissue implant may include a functional component having neurotechnologies such as MRI-lucent pumps, Bluetooth connection systems, refillable diaphragms, remote imaging devices, wireless charging capabilities, and/or informative biosensors. The soft tissue implant component may be interchangeable with another soft tissue implant component in plug-and-play fashion.
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