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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kyle Vankoevering, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Sameer Ahmed, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry Alexander Arts, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Glenn Edward Green, Gregory, MI (US);
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
Prosthetic tegmen plates are provided. The prosthetic tegmen plates include a body that defines at least one engagement surface that substantially conforms to a region of a corresponding surface of a subject's temporal bone having a tegmen defect. The prosthetic tegmen plates are configured to cover the tegmen defect. Methods for manufacturing prosthetic tegmen plates by additive manufacturing and surgically implanting prosthetic tegmen plates are also provided.