Granted Patent
B2
US 12,201,531 · App. 17/370,873 · Granted Jan 21, 2025
Implants having bone growth promoting agents contained within biodegradable materials
Assignee:
4WEB, LLC
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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 may include biodegradable polymer particles contained within biocompatible fibers. The biodegradable polymer particles may include bone growth promoting agents that are released as the particles degrade over time.
Claims (10)
1. An implant for interfacing with a bone structure, comprising:
a web structure comprising a plurality of struts joined at nodes, wherein the web structure is configured to interface with human bone tissue;
a mixture of biodegradable material coating at least a portion of the struts contained in the web structure, wherein the biodegradable material is configured to degrade over time in a presence of biological fluids in order to release a first bone growth promoting agent encapsulated within the biodegradable material;
a plurality of non-degradable biocompatible fibers contained within the web structure; and
a plurality of biodegradable particles contained within the non-degradable biocompatible fibers, wherein the biodegradable particles encapsulate a second bone growth promoting agent, and wherein the biodegradable particles dissolve in the presence of biological fluids in order to release the encapsulated second bone growth promoting agent.
2. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the biodegradable material is a polymer.
3. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the biodegradable material encapsulates a plurality of bone growth promoting agents.
4. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the first bone growth promoting agent includes a protein or a small molecule.
5. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the first bone growth promoting agent includes calcium phosphate or polysaccharide.
6. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the web structure comprises a space truss having two or more planar truss units.
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Apr 5, 2024
From: 4WEB, INC.
To: 4WEB, LLC
Reel/Frame 067024/0252 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Mar 22, 2024
From: SWK FUNDING LLC
To: 4WEB, INC.
Reel/Frame 066873/0807 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Oct 15, 2021
From: HUNT, JESSEE
To: 4WEB, INC.
Reel/Frame 057806/0214 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application
63049122
· Jul 8, 2020
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