Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implant made of fibre-reinforced plastic
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Application No.: US16336400Application Date: 2017-11-14
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Publication No.: US11589961B2Publication Date: 2023-02-28
- Inventor: Andreas Schwitalla , Wolf-Dieter Müller
- Applicant: Andreas Schwitalla , Wolf-Dieter Müller
- Applicant Address: DE Berlin; DE Berlin
- Assignee: Andreas Schwitalla,Wolf-Dieter Müller
- Current Assignee: Andreas Schwitalla,Wolf-Dieter Müller
- Current Assignee Address: DE Berlin; DE Berlin
- Agency: Blue Filament Law PLLC
- Priority: EP16198694 20161114
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/079161 WO 20171114
- International Announcement: WO2018/087383 WO 20180517
- Main IPC: A61C8/00
- IPC: A61C8/00 ; A61C13/00

Abstract:
A customizable implant made of plastic including a thermoplastic which is reinforced with long fibers arranged multidirectionally in a targeted manner and has a modulus of elasticity E of 10-70 GPa is provided. A system for producing a customizable implant including a device for collecting patient data regarding the environment into which an implant is to be inserted, a computer program for creating a model for a customized implant based on the patient data collected, and a device for producing the customized implant based on the calculated model by means of 3D printing and/or laser sintering is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190307534A1 IMPLANT MADE OF FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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