Industrial Technology Research Institute

Wei-Chin Huang

Chuan-Sheng Chuang

De-Yau Lin

An-Li Chen

Sung-Ho Liu

Ching-Chih Lin

Chun-Feng Chen

Chih-Hsien Wu

Chuan-Sheng Zhuang

Kuang-Po Chang

Bo Min Xu

Wen-Hsi Lee

Pei-I Tsai

Sung-Yueh Wu

Hui-Hsin Lu

Sheng-Po Wang

Hong-Jen Lai

Fang-Hei Tsau

Tsung-Wen Tsai

Jo-Ping Lee

Yu-Tsung Chiu

Mao-Yin Wang

Kuan-Hung Chou

I-Chun Lai

Ping-Han Wu

Louis Lu-Chen Hsu

Ming-Jun Li

Kun-ta Wu

Kai-Jyun Jhong

Ching-Kai Peng

Yu-Hsuan Liao

A manufacturing process for electrode of neuromodulation probe includes the steps of: preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode of neuromodulation probe; preparing a plurality of the manufacturing fixtures for electrode in a surrounding manner by having the first-layer frames to be externally disposed side by side with the bevels of the two neighboring first-layer frames close to each other, so that the second-layer frames, the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of wires are enclosed thereinside; placing a cylinder amid the plurality of manufacturing fixtures for electrode to have the plurality of wires to surround the cylinder; having a fluid plastic to surround the cylinder by filling all the spaces between the plurality of wires and the plurality of electrodes, and waiting the fluid plastic to cure; removing the plurality of first-layer frames and the plurality of second-layer frames; and, pulling off the cylinder.

Manufacturing fixture and process for electrode of neuromodulation probe

The disclosure relates to a reconstruction prosthesis including a plurality of prosthesis units connected in series. Each of the prosthesis units includes a main part and a cushion structure. The main part has an abutment insertion opening and an accommodation space. The cushion structure is located in the accommodation space and movably located at the abutment insertion opening and defining an abutment mounting hole connected to the abutment insertion opening. The cushion structure is deformable with respect to the main part.

Reconstruction prosthesis

The disclosed embodiments relate to a temporomandibular joint prosthesis including a joint portion, a fixation portion, and at least one flexible unit. The joint portion is configured to be as a temporomandibular joint and movably connected to cranial skeleton. The fixation portion is configured to be fixed on mandible. The flexible unit is located between and connected to the joint portion and the fixation portion. The fixation portion is movable with respect to the joint portion via the flexible unit.

Temporomandibular joint prosthesis

The disclosure relates to a reconstruction prosthesis including a main section, at least one serpentine structure, and at least one mount section. The at least one serpentine structure is connected to one end of the main section. The at least one mount section is connected to the main section via the at least one serpentine structure. The at least one mount section is configured to be connected to osseous tissue. When the at least one serpentine structure is deformed by force, the relative position of the main section and the at least one mount section is changed.

An osteo-implant including two end portions, at least one middle structure, and a plurality of connection portions is provided. The middle structure is disposed between the two end portions and includes a plurality of middle portions. The middle portions are connected to the two end portions through the connection portions. When the two end portions are moved relatively along an axial direction of the osteo-implant, the two end portions drive the middle portions to push with each other and have displacements along a radial direction of the osteo-implant through the connection portions, such that an outer diameter of the osteo-implant is increased by the middle portions.

Osteo-implant

A smart mechanical component has a mechanical part main body; a mechanical part secondary body located inside of the mechanical part main body; a three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space located between the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; at least one connecting unit connecting the mechanical part main body and the mechanical part secondary body; wherein the mechanical part main body, the mechanical part secondary body and the three dimensional three-dimensional (3-D) reserved space form a capacitor; the connecting unit forms an inductor; the inductor and the capacitor forms an inductor-capacitor circuit.

Smart mechanical component

An apparatus of adjusting and controlling the stacking-up layer manufacturing comprises a target, a powder providing unit, an energy generating unit, and a magnetism unit. The powder providing unit is coupled on a top of the target. The energy generating unit is also coupled on the top of the target. The powder providing unit provides a powder to a surface of the target. The energy generating unit provides the energy beam to selectively heat the powder on the surface of the target to form a melted or sintered powder layer. The magnetism unit provides a magnetic field to control the solidification of the melted or sintered powder layer.

Apparatus and method for adjusting and controlling the stacking-up layer manufacturing

A battery electrode structure includes a substrate, a first conductive layer and a plurality of active particles. The substrate has a substrate surface. The first conductive layer is disposed on the substrate surface. Each of the active particles has a first portion conformally engaged with a surface of the first conductive layer and a second portion protruding outwards from the surface of the first conductive layer.

Battery electrode structure and method for fabricating the same

A method for fabricating a medical device includes steps as follows: A degradable powder including at least one metal element is firstly provided on a target surface. A focused energy light bean is applied to sinter/cure the biodegradable powder within an oxygen-containing atmosphere; wherein the oxygen concentration of the oxygen-containing atmosphere is adjusted to provide a first oxygen concentration and a second concentration when the focused energy light is driven to a first location and second location of the target surface respectively. The aforementioned processes are then repeatedly carried out to form a three-dimensional (3D) structure of the medical device.

Method for fabricating medical device and applications thereof

An additive manufacturing method for a 3D object is provided and includes (a) providing a 3D digital model of the 3D object; (b) dividing the 3D digital model into repeat arrangement of at least one type of polyhedral 3D units and an X-Y plane is an acute angle or an obtuse angle; (c) cutting the 3D digital model along a Z-axis into a plurality of 2D slices; (d) defining a scanning path covering one of the 2D slices; (e) providing an energy beam to a material on a working plane along the scanning path to form a construction layer corresponding to the one of the 2D slices; and (f) repeating the steps (d) and (e) to build up the 3D object by adding a plurality of construction layers in sequence.

Additive manufacturing method for three-dimensional object

A fabrication method of magnetic device is provided. A magnetic material is provided. A portion of the magnetic material is selectively irradiated by an energy beam, and reactive gas is introduced simultaneously. The magnetic material being irradiated is melted and solidified to form a solidified layer. An outer layer of the solidified layer reacts with the reactive gas to form a barrier layer, so as to form a magnetic unit including the solidified layer and the barrier layer. It is determined whether the manufacturing process of the same layer is finished, if not, the energy beam is moved to the other portion of the magnetic material. The above step is repeated to overlap multiple magnetic units to form a magnetic layer. If yes, the flow returns to the 1step to provide another magnetic material to the magnetic layer. The above steps are repeated to form a 3D magnetic device.

Fabrication method of magnetic device

An additive manufacturing system is provided. The system includes: a stage, a powder supplying device, an energy beam generating device and an atmosphere controlling module. The powder supplying device provides powder to the stage. The energy beam-generating device generates an energy beam and directs the energy beam to the stage. The atmosphere controlling module includes at least one pair of gas inlet-outlet devices coupled around the stage, and a dynamic gas flow controlling device connected with the gas inlet-outlet devices. The dynamic gas flow controlling device dynamically controls an angle between a flow direction of the gas and a moving direction of the energy beam. The angle is predetermined by a scanning strategy.

Additive manufacturing system and additive manufacturing method

This disclosure provides a composite beam generator and a method of performing powder melting or sintering in additive manufacturing process using the same. The composite beam generator comprises: a beam splitter for splitting a beam into a first directed beam and a second directed beam; a beam shaper for shaping a transverse energy distribution profile of the second directed beam to non-circular; at least one beam delivery unit for guiding the first directed beam or the second directed beam; and a beam combiner for receiving the first directed beam and the second directed beam, and respectively generating a first output beam and a second output beam, and combining them into the composite beam.

Composite beam generator and powder melting or sintering method using the same

A portable analytical device including at least one optical unit and optionally an adapting device are provided. The optical unit includes a light beam receiving area, a sample holder, a light beam exiting area, and a lens component. The adapting device holds the optical unit and an external hand-held computing device (EHCD), such that the optical unit is coupled to the EHCD.

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Tainan, Taiwan

Wei-Chin Huang