THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
发明人:
Rebecca Chung,Antonio Valdevit,Dilhan Kalyon
申请号:
US15658992
公开号:
US20180177597A1
申请日:
2017.07.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要:
A bone repair scaffold having two moduli that match those of the cancellous and cortical bone in a patient receiving a bone graft/implant. The bone repair scaffold possesses increased mechanical properties to sustain physiological loading and biologically active capability to facilitate bone fusion. The bone repair scaffold may be 3D-printed, which allows for a variety of scaffold designs and configurations. Pore size, interconnected porosity, shape, and modulus of the bone repair scaffold may be modified for different bone graft applications, whether it is used as filler for bone cancer resections or trauma, or as a fusion device in cases of surgery. Depending on the defect location of the bone shaft, the relative porosity of the scaffold may be modified to account for changes in cortical bone thickness. A method for treating a bone defect using the bone repair scaffold is also disclosed.