METAL ALLOY MONO AND POLY-FILAMENT WIRE REINFORCED CARBON FIBER PLATING SYSTEM WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC BONE STIMULATION

摘要

The invention entails metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire reinforced carbon fiber plating system for the fixation of skeletal fractures and osteotomies with electrical bone stimulation. For example, in some embodiments, systems and methods comprise a bone stimulation device by generating an electrical current from an implanted power pack, which travels through wire wrapped in the transverse/perpendicular plane around the mono-poly filament wires within the carbon fiber plate, creating an electromagnetic field. Such systems and methods find use in delayed or non-union events of bone and also in patients with acute bone fractures whom also suffer from other comorbidities predisposing the osteotomy or fracture to a non-union event.

主权项

1. A device for use in skeletal fixation, comprising: an orthopedic plate comprising a metal alloy mono and poly-filament wire inserted between layered carbon fiber in a non-continuous fashion and a component that generates an electromagnetic field.