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Patent No.:

US 10682204 B1

Date of Patent:

Jun. 16, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 08, 2017

Method of producing an elongate implant containing a structurally encoded pin through electrical discharge machining

Applicants:

Brian Kieser, San Antonio, TX (US);

Thomas Zink, San Antonio, TX (US);

Nicholas M. Cordaro, Vista, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Kieser, San Antonio, TX (US);

Thomas Zink, San Antonio, TX (US);

Nicholas M. Cordaro, Vista, CA (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:

Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Andrew Yang

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 90/96 (2016.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 50/33 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); A61B 50/22 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 50/34 (2016.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 6/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A61B 90/96 (2016.02); A61B 17/70 (2013.01); A61B 17/7002 (2013.01); A61B 17/7032 (2013.01); A61B 17/864 (2013.01); A61B 17/865 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61B 17/8685 (2013.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/22 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/33 (2016.02); A61B 50/34 (2016.02); A61B 90/39 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 19/06 (2013.01); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3011 (2016.02); A61B 2090/373 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3925 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3966 (2016.02); A61F 2250/0086 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0089 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7532 (2013.01); G06K 2019/06271 (2013.01);

Abstract

An implant and method for manufacturing an implant comprising an implant body defining a longitudinal axis and a structurally encoded pin contained within the implant body and aligned substantially along the longitudinal axis, the structurally encoded pin having a shape or surface characteristics discernable by an imaging modality such as x-ray, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, electromagnetic radiation, ultrasound, visible light, UV light, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and neutron imaging, from outside the implant body, the shape or surface characteristics representing structurally encoded data. The structurally encoded pin is encoded via an electric discharge machining process.

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