SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to solve the technical problems to a certain extent, and provides a 3D printing porous interbody fusion cage which can solve the problems that the traditional interbody fusion cage has too high elastic modulus and stress shielding effect, so that the elastic modulus of the interbody fusion cage is close to the elastic modulus of human bones of affected parts as much as possible.
The technical scheme adopted by the utility model for solving the technical problems is as follows: the 3D printing porous interbody fusion cage comprises a solid frame, a porous structure, occlusion teeth, a clamping opening and a bone grafting bin; the porous structure is uniformly filled in the solid frame, so that each side surface of the solid frame forms a hollow shape, and the solid frame is used as a main bearing structure to provide enough strength for the interbody fusion cage; the upper end face and the lower end face of the solid frame are respectively provided with a plurality of occluding teeth, the occluding teeth arranged on the end faces on the same side of the solid frame are symmetrically arranged, and the occluding teeth are occluded into vertebral end plates of a patient to maintain the stability of the interbody fusion cage; the solid frame is provided with at least one bone grafting bin which penetrates through the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the solid frame to provide a bone grafting space, and through bone grafting, the bone fusion process can be accelerated, and the fusion rate is improved; the clamping opening is arranged on the side surface of the solid frame and used for an anterior approach operation and clamping the interbody fusion cage during the operation.
Preferably, the porous structure is provided with a support beam inside or on the surface.
Preferably, the cell type of the porous structure is a rhombohedral type or a tetrahedral type or an octahedral type or a diamond type or an delta type or a disordered type.
Preferably, the porous structure has a filament diameter of 100-500 μm and a pore diameter of 200-1000 μm.
Preferably, the porosity of the porous structure is 20% to 90%.
Preferably, the biting teeth are of a pointed or wedge or barb type.
Preferably, the clamping opening is of a stepped type, a threaded hole type or a mixed type.
Preferably, the bone grafting cabin is round or oval or square or triangular.
Compared with the prior art, the technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application has the following advantages:
the porous interbody fusion cage is integrally formed, so that the problems of overhigh elastic modulus and stress shielding effect of the traditional interbody fusion cage can be solved, and the elastic modulus is adjusted and controlled by changing the unit type of a porous structure or parameters such as the wire diameter, the pore diameter, the porosity and the like, so that the elastic modulus of the interbody fusion cage is close to the elastic modulus of human bones of affected parts as much as possible;
and the characteristics of the porous structure can be freely adjusted as required to realize flexible and adjustable mechanical properties, so that the device can better meet the actual requirements of the spine of a human body. For the interbody fusion cage which needs to bear larger load, a reinforcing support beam can be further designed at a proper position of the porous structure, so that the mechanical strength of the interbody fusion cage is improved;
meanwhile, the existence of the porous structure can not only adjust the mechanical property, but also improve the hydrophilicity of the surface of the interbody fusion cage and provide an attaching environment and a growth space for the ingrowth of bone tissues, and the bone grafting bin designed in the interbody fusion cage can also be filled with fragments such as autologous bones, allogeneic bones, xenogeneic bones or artificial bones, and the like, so that the growth of the bone tissues can be accelerated, the fusion time can be shortened and the fusion rate can be improved under the combined action of the autologous bones, the xenogeneic bones or the artificial bones, and the like;
further, the mode that has adopted 3D to print makes the interlock tooth can more firmly interlock with the upper and lower end plate of adjacent centrum at implantation initial stage interbody fusion cage, improve can stability, reduce the condition that postoperative interbody fusion cage displacement is deviate from even, also can reduce simultaneously and cause the probability of fusing the failure because of interbody fusion cage micro-motion, and the upper and lower terminal surface of interbody fusion cage can be designed into different inclination, thereby the upper and lower end plate of the adjacent centrum of patient of laminating more, interbody fusion cage and centrum end plate's area of contact is bigger, avoid the not good stress concentration scheduling problem of matching nature.
Drawings
The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the utility model and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.
In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art that other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive exercise.
In the drawings:
fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a 3D-printed porous type intervertebral cage according to embodiment 1 of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a 3D-printed porous type intervertebral cage according to embodiment 2 of the present invention;
fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a 3D-printed porous type intervertebral cage according to embodiment 3 of the present invention;
fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a 3D-printed porous intervertebral cage according to embodiment 4 of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the internal reinforcing rib of the porous structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a configuration of the spike-type engaging tooth of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a wedge-shaped engaging tooth according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of a barb-type engaging tooth structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the type of the rhombic dodecahedron type porous structural unit according to the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a tetrahedral porous structure unit type according to the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the octahedral type porous structure unit type structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a schematic structural view of a diamond type porous structure unit type according to the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a schematic view of a cell type structure of the delta-type porous structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 14 is a schematic structural view of a cell type of the random porous structure according to the present invention;
FIG. 15 is a schematic view of a stepped clamping opening according to the present invention;
FIG. 16 is a schematic structural view of a threaded hole type clamping opening according to the present invention;
fig. 17 is a schematic view of a hybrid clamping opening according to the present invention.
Reference numerals: 1-a solid frame; 2-a porous structure; 3-engaging teeth; 4-a clamping port; 5-bone grafting cabin.
Detailed Description
For a more clear understanding of the technical features, objects and effects of the present invention, embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, it is to be understood that the orientations and positional relationships indicated by "front", "rear", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "longitudinal", "lateral", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "leading", "trailing", and the like are configured and operated in specific orientations based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention, and do not indicate that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, and thus, are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
It is also noted that, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," "disposed," and the like are intended to be inclusive and mean, for example, that they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. When an element is referred to as being "on" or "under" another element, it can be "directly" or "indirectly" on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only for convenience in describing the present technical solution, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, whereby the features defined as "first", "second", "third", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth such as particular system structures, techniques, etc. in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the utility model. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced in other embodiments that depart from these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present invention with unnecessary detail.
Example 1
Fig. 1-5 show a 3D printing porous type intervertebral fusion device according to the embodiment, which includes a solid frame 1, a porous structure 2, occlusion teeth 3, a clamping opening 4, and a bone grafting bin 5; the porous structure 2 is uniformly filled in the solid frame 1, so that each side surface of the solid frame 1 is hollowed out, the solid frame 1 is used as a main bearing structure to provide sufficient strength for the interbody fusion cage, and specifically, as shown in fig. 5, a supporting beam 6 is further arranged in or on the surface of the porous structure 2; the upper end face and the lower end face of the solid frame 1 are respectively provided with a plurality of occluding teeth 3, the occluding teeth 3 arranged on the same side end face of the solid frame 1 are symmetrically arranged, and the occluding teeth 3 are occluded into vertebral end plates of a patient to maintain the stability of the interbody fusion cage; the solid frame 1 is provided with at least one bone grafting bin 5, the bone grafting bin 5 penetrates through the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the solid frame 1 to provide a bone grafting space, and a bone grafting process can be accelerated and the fusion rate can be improved; the clamping opening 4 is arranged on the front side surface of the solid frame 1 and is used for an anterior approach operation and clamping the interbody fusion cage during the operation.
In the embodiment, the porous interbody fusion cage is integrally formed without the assembly problem, so that the bonding force problem does not exist among all parts, the manufacturing process is simple, and complex machining treatment is not needed, so that the whole production process is clean and pollution-free, and processing aids needing to be cleaned do not exist;
the problem that the traditional interbody fusion cage has overhigh elastic modulus and a stress shielding effect can be solved, and the elastic modulus is adjusted and controlled by changing the unit type or parameters such as the wire diameter, the pore diameter, the porosity and the like of the porous structure 2, so that the elastic modulus of the interbody fusion cage is close to the elastic modulus of human bones of affected parts as much as possible;
and can freely adjust 2 characteristics of porous structure as required and realize that mechanical properties is nimble adjustable, the actual demand of human backbone of laminating more. For the interbody fusion cage which needs to bear larger load, a reinforcing support beam can be further designed at a proper position of the porous structure 2, so that the mechanical strength of the interbody fusion cage is improved;
meanwhile, the existence of the porous structure 2 can not only adjust the mechanical property, but also improve the hydrophilicity of the surface of the interbody fusion cage and provide an attachment environment and a growth space for the growth of bone tissues, the bone grafting bin 5 designed in the interbody fusion cage can also be filled with fragments of autogenous bone, allogeneic bone, xenogeneic bone or artificial bone and the like, and under the combined action of the autogenous bone, the xenogeneic bone and the artificial bone, the growth of the bone tissues can be accelerated, the fusion time is shortened, and the fusion rate is improved;
further, the mode that has adopted 3D to print makes interlock tooth 3 can more firmly interlock with the upper and lower end plate of adjacent centrum at implantation initial stage interbody fusion cage, improve can stability, reduce the condition that postoperative interbody fusion cage displacement is deviate from even, also can reduce simultaneously and cause the probability of fusing the failure because of interbody fusion cage micro-motion, and the upper and lower terminal surface of interbody fusion cage can be designed into different inclination, thereby the upper and lower end plate of the adjacent centrum of patient of laminating more, interbody fusion cage and centrum end plate's area of contact is bigger, avoid the not good stress of matching nature and concentrate the scheduling problem.
In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 9-14, the cell type of the porous structure 2 is rhombohedral type, tetrahedral type, octahedral type, diamond type, delta type or disordered type, specifically, the filament diameter of the porous structure 2 is 100-.
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 6-8, the biting teeth 3 are of a sharp-pointed type, a wedge type or a barb type, so as to be conveniently engaged into the end plate of the vertebral body when being implanted between the adjacent vertebral bodies, prevent the postoperative intervertebral fusion cage from being removed, and achieve the effect of immediate fixation
In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 15-17, the clamping opening 4 is of a stepped or threaded hole type or a hybrid type, and can accommodate various clamping tools, which can be used by the surgeon to stably clamp the interbody fusion cage and then implant it into the patient's spinal space.
In this embodiment, the bone grafting bin 5 is circular or oval or square or triangular, so as to facilitate filling of fractured autogenous bone, allogeneic bone, xenogeneic bone or artificial bone and the like, and accelerate bone fusion.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 2, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that two bone grafting bins 5 are designed on the porous interbody fusion cage in parallel, and the design of the multiple bone grafting bins 5 can adapt to the porous interbody fusion cage with a larger size, so as to ensure that no solid bearing structure exists in the middle region of the porous interbody fusion cage due to the over-large design of the bone grafting bins 5, and the supporting force to the spine is not uniform.
Example 3
As shown in fig. 3, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the holding opening 4 is designed on the back side of the porous type intervertebral fusion device, and can be used for posterior approach surgery, and the solid frame 1 is designed into a long strip shape, so that the doctor can choose to cut off only half of the intervertebral disc according to the patient condition during surgery, and put 1 porous type intervertebral fusion device, or choose to cut off the whole intervertebral disc, and put 2 porous type intervertebral fusion devices.
Example 4
As shown in fig. 4, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the clamping port 4 is designed on the left or right side of the porous type intervertebral cage, and can be used for a lateral approach operation. Meanwhile, two bone grafting bins 5 which are arranged in parallel are designed on the porous interbody fusion cage, so that the condition that no solid bearing structure exists in the middle area of the porous interbody fusion cage and the supporting force on the spine is uneven due to the fact that the bone grafting bins 5 are designed to be too large is avoided.
It should be understood that the above examples only represent the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the description is specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the present invention; it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, the above technical features can be freely combined, and several changes and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention; therefore, all equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the claims of the present invention should be covered by the claims of the present invention.