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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2016
Applicant:
4web, Frisco, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jessee Hunt, Plano, TX (US);
Timothy Ganey, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
4-Web, Inc., Frisco, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/2803 (2013.01); A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/4202 (2013.01); A61F 2/4225 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are optimized for the expected stress applied at the bone structure site.