Therics, Inc.

Kathleen D Chesmel

Peter A Materna

Thomas J Bradbury

Christopher M Gaylo

Qing Wen Liu

Thomas George West

Jaedeok Yoo

James A Fairweather

Henry Leon Surprenant

Donald C Monkhouse

Chen-Chao Wang

Timothy J Pryor

Alfred Anthony Litwak

Sunil Saini

Heather Ann Beam

Jennifer Patterson

Adolphe Youssef

An engineered regenerative biostructure (erb) for implantation into a human body as a bone substitute, which includes an internal microstructure, mesostructure and/or macrostructure to provide improved bone in-growth, and methods for making the erb. Under one aspect of the invention, the biostructure has resorbable and nonresorbable regions. Under another aspect of the invention, the biostructure is constructed of hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate and/or demineralized bone. Under yet another aspect of the invention, the porous biostructure is partially or fully infused with a resorbable, nonresorbable or dissolvable material.

Method and apparatus for engineered regenerative biostructures such as hydroxyapatite substrates for bone healing applications

The rapid design and manufacture of biomedical devices such as implants, oral dosage pills and implantable pharmaceuticals employs electronic data and modeling transmissions via a computer network. Patient information and patient-specific radiological data is captured and transmitted via a computer network to a design and/or manufacturing site. A multi-dimensional digital model is created based on the radiological data and patient information. Communications interchanges between a clinical/diagnostic site and a design/manufacturing site permit modification of the digital model until approved. The approved digital model is converted into machine instructions to construct the biomedical device. Alternatively, the digital model is employed in a best fit selection of a biomedical device from a pre-existing set of biomedical devices or machine-instructions. Transmittal of data over computer networks is further directed to the use of a Website to perform various client-interaction and follow-up tasks.

System and method for rapidly customizing design, manufacture and/or selection of biomedical devices

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Cream Ridge, NJ, United States of America

Kathleen D Chesmel