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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
James K. Rains, Cordova, TN (US);
Gene Edward Austin, Bartlett, TN (US);
John Rose, Collierville, TN (US);
Joseph Michael Ferrante, Bartlett, TN (US);
Darin S. Gerlach, Germantown, TN (US);
Nathaniel Kelley Grusin, Germantown, TN (US);
Sied W. Janna, Memphis, TN (US);
Henry B. Faber, Memphis, TN (US);
Mark S. Gosney, Cordova, TN (US);
Darren James Wilson, York, GB;
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A multi-layer, fiber-reinforced composite orthopaedic fixation device having a design selected based on a desired characteristic of the orthopaedic fixation device. The design may be selected according to a model of the device, the model defining design constraints, and the design may comprise a pattern of the fiber angle for each layer. The selection of a design may be analyzed using finite element analysis to determine whether the design will comprise the desired characteristic.