JP2005160646A - Design method for implant and implant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an implant having a superior shape adaptability to a bone defect part and, when applied to the bone defect part, scarcely producing a discomfort on the external appearance adjacent to an application part and to provide a design method for the implant. <P>SOLUTION: This design method for the implant is applied to the skull with a defect part, and provided with a process of preparing three-dimensional data of the skull based on a plurality of tomographic data of the skull, a process of obtaining defect bone shape data by using shape data of a portion symmetrical with the bone defect part of the three-dimensional data regarding the substantially symmetric surface of the three-dimensional data, and a process of correcting the shape of the defect bone shape data using, at least, one of the shape data of the soft part tissue adjacent to the bone defect part and the shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetrical portion adjacent to the bone defect part regarding the symmetrical surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an implant design method and an implant.

  If there is a partial defect in the skull (including the cheekbone or jawbone) due to a traffic accident or surgery to remove a brain tumor, implant and fix an implant made of an artificial material in the bone defect (reconstruction of the bone defect) ) Has been carried out.

  In this bone defect reconstruction, the material and shape of the implant are important factors.

  As the material of the implant, ceramics having excellent biocompatibility are widely used.

Conventionally, the shape of the implant has been determined as follows.
Based on CT data of a skull with a bone defect, a model of the shape corresponding to the skull is made of wood, etc., and the shape of the implant is formed by inserting paper clay into the bone defect of this model and molding Determine the shape of the bone that appears to be in the bone defect.

  However, when the shape of the implant is predicted by such a method, there is a problem that the conformity of the shape is insufficient. For example, in the conventional method, the skull is often handled as a smooth spherical continuum, but the skull is not necessarily composed of a smooth spherical continuum, and the curvature obtained at each part is not constant, so the resulting implant Is poor in conformity to the shape of the bone defect. In particular, it is more difficult to achieve sufficient conformity of the shape to the bone defect in the region near the cheekbone and jawbone.

  For the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, three-dimensional data of the skull is created on the basis of a plurality of tomographic data of the skull, and a bone defect portion of the three-dimensional data with respect to a substantial symmetry plane of the three-dimensional data. There has been proposed an implant design method for determining the shape of an implant using shape data of a symmetrical part (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to such a method, the conformability of the shape to the bone defect part of the produced implant can be improved. However, when a bone defect as described above occurs (particularly when the time from the occurrence of the bone defect until the bone defect is reconstructed is relatively long), soft tissue around the bone defect (specifically, In the vicinity of bone defects, such as connective tissue such as elastic tissue, adipose tissue, and reticulum tissue, muscle tissue, epithelial tissue, etc., atrophy, cut, or adhesion (fusion) to the dura mater In many cases, a large change is caused from the state before the bone defect is generated. When the soft tissue changes in this way, even if the applied implant faithfully reproduces the shape of the bone that existed in the bone defect before the bone defect occurred, After the defect reconstruction, for example, a clear dent or the like may occur in the part corresponding to the part where the change in the soft tissue state as described above occurs, and the patient's QOL (Quality of Life) From the viewpoint of

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-070816

  An object of the present invention is to provide an implant that is excellent in conformity to the shape of a bone defect portion and that is unlikely to cause an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application portion when applied to the bone defect portion, and a method for designing the implant. There is.

Such an object is achieved by the present inventions (1) to (18) below.
(1) A method for designing an implant to be applied to a skull having a bone defect,
Based on a plurality of tomographic data of the skull, creating three-dimensional data of the skull;
Using the shape data of a portion symmetrical to the bone defect portion of the three-dimensional data for a substantially symmetrical plane of the three-dimensional data, obtaining a defect bone body shape data;
Using at least one of the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect or the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect about the symmetry plane, the shape of the defect bone shape data And a method of designing the implant.

  Thus, it is possible to provide an implant design method that is excellent in conformity with the bone defect portion and that is unlikely to cause a strange appearance in the vicinity of the application portion when applied to the bone defect portion.

  (2) The implant design method according to (1), wherein the shape correction is a thickness correction.

  Thereby, when an implant is applied to a bone defect part, it is possible to make it difficult to produce an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application part.

  (3) The implant design method according to (1) or (2), wherein the shape data of the soft tissue is created based on the tomographic data.

  As a result, the finally obtained implant is excellent in conformity with the shape of the bone defect portion, and it is particularly difficult to cause an uncomfortable appearance when applied to the bone defect portion. In addition, it is possible to know the correspondence between the bone tissue (the skull having a bone defect portion) and the soft tissue, the positional relationship, and the like more accurately. In addition, existing data of a patient to which the implant is applied can be used more effectively, and data collection for creating an implant can be omitted or simplified.

  (4) The implant design method according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein at least a part of a soft tissue near the bone defect portion to which the implant is applied is atrophied or defective.

  Thereby, when applying an implant, it can prevent effectively that the inconvenience on appearance, such as a dent, arises.

  (5) The implant design method according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the muscle tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect to which the implant is applied adheres to the dura mater.

  Thereby, the implant can be easily applied without detaching the muscular tissue from the dura mater at the time of reconstruction of the bone defect portion while sufficiently maintaining the conformity of the shape with the bone defect portion of the implant.

(6) The implant design method according to (1) or (2), wherein the implant is designed so as to conform to the shape of the osteotomy surface of the skull in at least a part of the circumferential direction of the implant.
Thereby, the conformity of the shape of the implant and the bone defect portion is particularly excellent.

(7) After predicting the shape of the defective bone body that matches the shape of the outline of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull and has a predetermined thickness,
The implant design method according to (6), wherein the design is performed so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface by deleting data of a portion overlapping the skull from the predicted shape data.

  Thereby, the compatibility of the shape of an implant and a bone defect part can be made especially excellent.

(8) Create contour data of the outer surface of the defective bone body so as to match the shape of the contour of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull,
Using the contour data, predicting the shape of the defective bone body having a predetermined thickness and a substantially constant shape in the thickness direction,
Thereafter, by deleting the data of the region overlapping the three-dimensional data of the skull from the predicted shape data, the implant according to (6) is designed to match the shape of the osteotomy surface. Design method.

  Thereby, the compatibility of the shape of an implant and a bone defect part can be made especially excellent.

(9) Create contour data of the outer surface of the defective bone body so as to match the shape of the contour of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull,
Using the contour data, predicting the shape of the defective bone body having a predetermined thickness and a substantially constant shape in the thickness direction,
Then, by comparing the predicted shape data with the osteotomy surface data of the three-dimensional data, the shape data of the defective bone body is corrected to match the shape of the osteotomy surface. (6) The method for designing an implant according to (6).

  Thereby, the compatibility of the shape of an implant and a bone defect part can be made especially excellent.

  (10) For the shape data processed so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface, the thickness data is corrected using the shape data of the soft tissue, and the thickness data of (7) to (9) are added. The implant design method according to any one of the above.

  Thereby, the edge part of the outer surface side of the finally obtained implant can be made to be substantially the same surface position as the outer surface near the osteotomy surface of the skull relatively easily. As a result, the finally obtained implant has particularly excellent shape compatibility with the bone body.

(11) The implant design method according to any one of (1) to (10), wherein the implant and the skull are designed to fit over substantially the entire thickness of the skull.
Thereby, the conformity of the shape of the implant and the bone defect portion is particularly excellent.

  (12) The implant design method according to any one of the above (1) to (11), wherein the implant is applied to the periphery of the zygomatic arch, the site where the zygomatic arch should be, or the periphery thereof.

  Since the periphery of the zygomatic arch is originally a site where relatively many soft tissues such as masticatory muscles exist, when bone defects occur in such sites, conventionally, even after applying an implant, Although it was particularly easy to cause a sense of incongruity in appearance such as a dent, according to the present invention, even in an implant applied to the above-described site, the conformity of the shape with the defect is sufficiently excellent. On the other hand, it is possible to make it difficult to produce an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application unit. In other words, when the implant is applied to the periphery of the zygomatic arch, the site where the zygomatic arch should be, or the periphery thereof, the effects of the present invention can be exhibited more significantly.

  (13) The outer surface of the inverted soft tissue data obtained by inverting the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the symmetric surface with the site to which the implant is applied with respect to the symmetry plane, and the defect bone shape data The implant design method according to any one of (1) to (12), wherein data on a distance to an outer surface is obtained, and the shape of the defect bone shape data is corrected based on the data.

  Thereby, when the finally obtained implant is applied, it is possible to more reliably prevent and suppress the appearance of the appearance discomfort.

(14) Inverted soft tissue data obtained by inverting the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity of a portion symmetrical to the site to which the implant is applied with respect to the symmetry plane, and the shape of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect portion Overlapping with data,
Any one of the above (1) to (12), wherein the shape is corrected by moving the inverted soft tissue data so as to substantially match the curvature of the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect. Of implant design.

  Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the discomfort on appearance, such as a dent, at the time of applying the implant finally obtained can be prevented and suppressed more reliably.

  (15) The implant design method according to any one of (1) to (14), wherein a slice interval of the tomographic data used for creating the three-dimensional data is 0.1 to 5 mm.

  As a result, the conformity of the shape with the bone defect part of the implant is made particularly excellent while preventing the time required to create the three-dimensional data from being extended, and the application when applied to the bone defect part In particular, it is possible to make it difficult to produce an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the portion.

  (16) An implant that is designed by the implant design method according to any one of (1) to (15) and is manufactured based on the design.

  Accordingly, it is possible to provide an implant that is excellent in conformity to the shape of the bone defect portion and that is unlikely to cause an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application portion when applied to the bone defect portion.

(17) a first step of forming a layer composed of raw material powder;
A second step of bringing at least a part of the layer into contact with a reaction liquid and curing the raw material powder,
It is manufactured by a method of stacking a plurality of the layers by repeatedly performing the first step and the second step, and manufacturing an implant having a shape corresponding to the three-dimensional pattern obtained by the design method. The implant according to (16) above.
Thereby, even if it is an implant of a complicated shape, the especially outstanding dimensional accuracy is obtained.

(18) The implant according to the above (16) or (17), which has a porosity of 10 to 90 vol%.
Thereby, the biocompatibility of the implant is improved.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, when it applies to a bone defect part, it is excellent in the conformability of a shape with a bone defect part, and the design method of designing this implant which does not produce the discomfort in appearance in the vicinity of an application part easily occurs. be able to.

  Further, it is possible to omit or simplify a trimming process for an implant that has been performed at the time of surgery. As a result, the operation time can be shortened, and the burden on the patient can be reduced.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an implant design method and an implant according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing three-dimensional data of a skull created based on a plurality of tomographic data, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external view of a bone body (a defective bone body) that is thought to have existed in a bone defect before a bone defect occurred. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which surface shape data is superimposed on a bone defect portion, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which data on a defect symmetry portion having a predetermined thickness is superimposed on a bone defect portion, and FIG. FIGS. 5 and 6 are diagrams showing defect bone shape data processed so as to coincide with the osteotomy surface of the skull over almost the entire thickness of the skull. FIGS. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of implant shape data obtained by correcting the shape of the defective bone shape data as shown in FIG. 2 to 6, the upper side is the outer surface side of the three-dimensional data of the skull, and the lower side is the inner surface side of the three-dimensional data of the skull.

  In the present invention, an implant is applied to a bone defect portion of a skull (including cheekbones, jawbones, etc.).

  By the way, since the skull has a complicated shape, it has been difficult to design an implant having sufficient conformability by a conventional design method. Further, in the conventional method, for example, even if an implant having excellent shape compatibility with a bone defect portion (osteotomy surface) can be designed, there are the following problems. In other words, when a bone defect occurs due to a traffic accident or surgery to remove a brain tumor (especially when the time from the bone defect to the reconstruction of the bone defect is relatively long), In many cases, the soft tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect, such as atrophy, cutting, or adhesion to the dura mater, causes a great change from the state before the bone defect occurs. When the soft tissue changes in this way, even if the applied implant faithfully reproduces the shape of the bone that existed in the bone defect before the bone defect occurred, After the defect reconstruction, for example, a clear dent or the like may occur in the part corresponding to the part where the change in the soft tissue state as described above occurs, and the patient's QOL (Quality of Life) From the viewpoint of Particularly in the skull, the vicinity of the zygomatic arch was originally a site where a relatively large amount of soft tissue such as masticatory muscles existed, and the above-mentioned problems were particularly likely to occur. Therefore, in the following description, the implant applied to the periphery of the zygomatic arch, the site where the zygomatic arch should be, or the periphery thereof, and the design method thereof will be typically described. Thus, even if the implant is applied to a site where a relatively large amount of soft tissue exists, according to the present invention, the occurrence of the above problems can be sufficiently prevented. In the present specification, “soft tissue” refers to a tissue that is softer than bone tissue, specifically, connective tissue such as elastic tissue, adipose tissue, and reticulum tissue, muscle tissue, It refers to epithelial tissue.

First, a method for designing an implant of the present invention will be described.
The implant design method of the present invention includes a step of creating three-dimensional data of the skull based on a plurality of tomographic data of a skull, and a bone defect portion of the three-dimensional data with respect to a substantial symmetry plane of the three-dimensional data. Using the shape data of the symmetrical part of the bone, obtaining the defect bone shape data, the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect part, the soft part of the symmetrical part near the bone defect part with respect to the symmetry plane And correcting the shape of the defective bone body shape data using at least one of the shape data of the tissue.

[Create 3D skull data]
First, as shown in FIG. 1, three-dimensional data 10 of a skull having a bone defect is created.
The three-dimensional data 10 of the skull is created based on a plurality of tomographic data.

  As the tomographic data, for example, CT film, CT data (data output from the CT apparatus), or data obtained from measurement data of MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) can be used.

  When obtaining a plurality of skull tomographic data from MRI measurement data, the method is not particularly limited, but threshold inversion data is obtained by inverting the threshold of MRI measurement data, and a bone region is extracted from the threshold inversion data. It is preferable to obtain by performing. This is due to the following reasons.

The skull (bone tissue) is mainly composed of a phosphate such as calcium phosphate, and has a lower hydrogen atom content than other tissues (for example, muscle tissue, connective tissue, epithelial tissue, etc.). Since MRI measurement is usually performed by detection of hydrogen atoms ( ¹ H), an image of the skull itself does not substantially appear in MRI measurement data obtained directly by MRI measurement. Therefore, by reversing the threshold of the obtained MRI measurement data and obtaining the threshold reversal data, the bone region is clearly imaged, and only the data of the skull (bone tissue) part (skull tomographic data) can be easily obtained. Can be extracted.

  In addition, when obtaining a plurality of tomographic data of the skull from the MRI measurement data, it is not necessary to use radiation to obtain the tomographic data, so there is no need to worry about the occurrence of radiation exposure damage. In addition, in MRI, tomographic data for an arbitrary cross section can be easily obtained without changing the patient's posture, so that the burden on the patient associated with the measurement can be eliminated or reduced.

Further, the measurement data of MRI is not limited to data obtained by the nuclear magnetic resonance phenomenon of hydrogen atoms ( ¹ H). For example, MRI measurement data may be obtained by a nuclear magnetic resonance phenomenon of a nuclide other than ¹ H such as ³¹ P. P (phosphorus) is unevenly distributed among bone tissues, particularly in bone tissues. Therefore, by using an MRI measurement apparatus (probe) configured to detect ³¹ P, clear image data of the skull (bone tissue) itself can be obtained as MRI measurement data. As a result, it is possible to obtain the tomographic data of the skull without performing the processing for inverting the threshold value (the threshold value of MRI measurement data) as described above.

  The three-dimensional data 10 can be obtained by stacking a plurality of pieces of tomographic data as described above.

  The slice interval of the tomographic data (distance between adjacent tomographic data) is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 to 5 mm, and more preferably 0.3 to 3 mm.

  If the slice interval is less than the lower limit value, depending on the size of the implant, the number of necessary tomographic data becomes too large, so that the time required to create the three-dimensional data 10 becomes longer and the three-dimensional data 10 However, it may be difficult to further improve the dimensional accuracy of the manufactured implant.

  On the other hand, if the slice interval exceeds the upper limit, the accuracy of the three-dimensional data 10 may be insufficient.

  Further, the three-dimensional data 10 may be obtained by laminating a plurality of tomographic data and further performing a smoothing process on the surface thereof. Thereby, the conformity of the shape with the bone defect portion is further improved, and when it is applied to the bone defect portion, the appearance discomfort in the vicinity of the application portion is further less likely to occur.

  Based on the three-dimensional data 10 obtained as described above, the shape of a bone body (hereinafter referred to as “defect bone body”) that is supposed to have existed in the bone defect portion before the bone defect occurs is predicted. Three-dimensional data is obtained as defect bone shape data 13.

The defect bone shape data 13 can be obtained as follows.
[Prediction of outer surface shape of defective bone body]
In order to obtain the defective bone body shape data 13, first, the outer surface contour data 131 predicted to be possessed by the defective bone body is obtained based on the three-dimensional data 10 obtained as described above.

  As the contour data 131, the contour data on the outer surface side of the osteotomy surface 104 of the three-dimensional data 10 can be used as it is, but is preferably obtained as follows.

  First, two halves obtained when the three-dimensional data 10 is divided by its substantially symmetrical plane 102, that is, a half 11 having a bone defect 101 and a half having no bone defect 101. 12 is virtual.

  Next, at least a part of the shape data of the outer surface of the half body 12 is reversed to the half body 11 side on the symmetry plane 102 (moved to a plane symmetry position). Here, the shape data of the outer surface of the half body 12 to be inverted may be any data that includes at least the shape data of the defect symmetric part 103 that is a symmetric part with the bone defect part 101.

  As described above, when the shape data of the outer surface of the half body 12 is inverted, a portion overlapping the shape data is a non-defect portion 105. Therefore, by extracting only the portion of the shape data of the outer surface of the half body 12 that has been inverted that does not overlap with the shape data of the outer surface of the half body 11, the outer surface that the defective bone body may have had The shape data can be determined, and the data of this shape can be obtained as the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 (see FIG. 2). The contour of the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 obtained in this way is the contour data 131 to be obtained.

  Thus, by obtaining the contour data 131, for example, even when the contour shape on the outer surface side of the osteotomy surface 104 is unclear, sufficiently accurate contour data 131 can be obtained.

  When such a method is used, as described above, the contour data 131 and the shape data of the entire outer surface that the defective bone body is considered to have (defect bone outer surface shape data 132) are obtained. By obtaining the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 in this way, it is possible to predict even complicated shapes such as minute irregularities that the bone body originally has. As a result, the designed implant has particularly excellent shape compatibility with a skull (a skull having a bone defect).

  In the present embodiment, the method of obtaining the contour data 131 and the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 at the same time has been described, but these may be obtained separately. For example, after obtaining the contour data 131, the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 may be determined.

[Prediction of thickness of missing bone]
Using the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 predicted as described above, the shape of the defect bone body having a predetermined thickness is predicted, and the defect bone shape data 13 is obtained.
The thickness of the defective bone body is usually predicted based on the thickness of the defect-free portion 105.

  When the thickness of the defective bone body is predicted in this manner, the outline of the defective bone body obtained by the prediction usually has a substantially constant shape along the thickness direction. In other words, the side surface (surface to be brought into contact with the osteotomy surface 104) of the obtained bone shape data 13 obtained has a smooth shape that is substantially free of unevenness in the thickness direction.

  The defect bone body shape data 13 may be any data as long as it is three-dimensional data such as a point group, a line, and plane data.

[Prediction of shape of contact surface with osteotomy surface (correction)]
By the way, the osteotomy surface of a skull having a bone defect portion generally has minute irregularities and often does not have a certain shape in the thickness direction of the skull. Usually, the area of the bone defect portion tends to be larger on the outer surface side of the skull and smaller on the inner surface side.

  Therefore, when the defect bone shape data 13 obtained as described above is superimposed on the bone defect portion 101 of the three-dimensional data 10, a part of the defect bone shape data 13 is indicated by an overlap portion 133 (indicated by grid lines in FIG. 3). In many cases, it overlaps with the non-defect portion 105 of the three-dimensional data 10 as a substantially triangular portion. If such overlapping part 133 is left, the designed implant will not match the osteotomy surface when applied to a skull having a bone defect.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the defect bone shape data 13 is applied to the bone defect portion 101 of the three-dimensional data 10, the defect bone shape data 13 is matched with the shape of the osteotomy surface 104. Add corrections.

  Such a correction is performed when, for example, when the defect bone outer surface shape data 132 matches the contour of the outer surface side of the osteotomy surface 104, the defect bone shape data 13 and the non-defect portion 105 are The overlapping portion (overlapping portion 133) data is removed from the defect bone shape data 13 (see FIG. 4).

  By performing the correction as described above, the finally obtained implant is particularly excellent in conformity with the shape of the skull having a bone defect, and stability during application is improved.

  In addition, as described above, by obtaining the defect bone body shape data so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface of the skull, with regard to the finally obtained implant, the trimming process for the implant that has been conventionally performed at the time of surgery, It can be omitted or simplified. As a result, the operation time can be shortened, and the burden on the patient can be reduced.

  Note that the defect bone shape data obtained as described above may or may not be substantially in a mirror image relationship with the defect symmetry portion 103.

[Correction using shape data of soft tissue]
By the way, when a bone defect is generated in the skull, as described above, the soft tissue near the bone defect is atrophyed, cut, or fused (union) with the dura mater. In the soft tissue near the head, a large change often occurs from the state before the bone defect is generated. When the soft tissue changes in this way, even if the applied implant faithfully reproduces the shape of the bone that existed in the bone defect before the bone defect occurred, After the defect reconstruction, for example, a clear dent or the like may occur in the part corresponding to the part where the change in the soft tissue state as described above occurs, and the patient's QOL (Quality of Life) From the viewpoint of

Therefore, the defect bone shape data 13 (the defect bone shape data 13 corrected so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface 104) is added to the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101, the symmetry Correction is performed using at least one of the shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetrical portion (near the defective symmetric portion 103) near the bone defect portion 101 with respect to the surface 102. As described above, the present invention is characterized in that the implant is designed using the soft tissue shape data. As a result, the designed implant is excellent in conformity of the shape with the bone defect portion of the skull, and when applied to the bone defect portion, the appearance discomfort in the vicinity of the application portion hardly occurs.
Hereinafter, the correction using the soft tissue shape data will be described in detail.

  As described above, the correction for the defect bone shape data 13 (the defect bone shape data 13 corrected so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface 104) is performed using the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101. This is performed using at least one of the shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetrical portion (near the defective symmetric portion 103) in the vicinity of the bone defect portion 101 with respect to the symmetry plane 102.

  Such soft tissue shape data may be obtained by any method, but is preferably created based on a plurality of tomographic data. As the tomographic data, for example, CT film, CT data, or data obtained from MRI measurement data can be used.

  Further, when a plurality of tomographic data is used for creating the soft tissue shape data, the tomographic data is preferably the same as that used for creating the three-dimensional data 10 of the skull. As a result, the finally obtained implant 9 is excellent in conformity of the shape with the bone defect portion, and is not particularly likely to cause an uncomfortable appearance when applied to the bone defect portion. In addition, by using the tomographic data for creating the three-dimensional data 10 to create the soft tissue shape data, the correspondence and positional relationship between the bone tissue (the skull having a bone defect) and the soft tissue can be further improved. Know exactly. In addition, existing data of a patient to which an implant is applied can be used more effectively, and data collection (for example, CT and MRI measurement) for creating an implant can be omitted or simplified.

  In addition, when the same tomographic data for creating the three-dimensional data 10 is used to create the soft tissue shape data, the threshold value of the tomographic data (measurement data) is changed or inverted, the measurement mode is changed, etc. Thus, data of only one of bone tissue (skull) and soft tissue can be extracted efficiently.

  In the present invention, the defect bone body shape data is corrected by correcting a symmetric part (defect in the vicinity of the bone defect with respect to the substantial symmetry plane of the three-dimensional data of the soft tissue near the bone defect and the skull in the soft tissue. At least one of the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the symmetric part) is used. Thereby, when the finally obtained implant is applied to a bone defect portion, it is possible to make it difficult to produce an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application portion.

  The correction of the defect bone shape data using such soft tissue shape data may be any method, but it is preferable to correct the thickness of the defect bone shape data. Thereby, when an implant is applied to a bone defect part, it is possible to make it difficult to produce an uncomfortable appearance in the vicinity of the application part.

  The soft tissue near the bone defect to which the implant is applied may be in any state. In the following description, referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, <1> at least the soft tissue near the bone defect A case where a part is atrophied or deficient, and a case where <2> muscle tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect portion is adhered to the dura mater will be representatively described. 5 indicates the outer surface of the defective bone body shape data 13 (defect bone outer surface shape data 132), and the broken line in FIG. 6 indicates the inner surface of the defective bone body shape data 13.

<1> When the soft tissue near the bone defect part is at least partially atrophied or defective When the soft tissue near the bone defect part is at least partially atrophied or defective, the above-mentioned defective bone body shape If the data 13 (defect bone shape data 13 corrected so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface 104) is used as it is as data for manufacturing an implant, when the implant is applied, the atrophy or defect described above is used. In many cases, a dent that is apparent in appearance is generated at a site corresponding to the generated site.

  Therefore, when at least a part of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the defect is atrophied or missing, the defect bone body shape data 13 is usually corrected by adding a correction that increases the thickness of at least a part thereof. The implant shape data 14 is obtained (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the above dents can be sufficiently prevented and suppressed.

  The thickness correction for the defective bone body shape data 13 includes the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion 101 and the shape data of the soft tissue at the symmetric portion (near the defect symmetric portion 103) near the bone defect portion 101 with respect to the symmetry plane 102. This is done using at least one of the above.

  When correction is performed using the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101, the state of the soft tissue near the site to which the implant is applied (for example, soft tissue atrophy, degree of defect, soft tissue thickness, etc. Etc.) can be directly reflected in the correction of the thickness. As a result, when the implant 9 finally obtained is applied to a bone defect portion, it is particularly difficult to cause a discomfort in appearance near the application site.

  By the way, when a skull has a bone defect part, the soft tissue of the periphery often exists in the site | part different from the site | part which should be originally. In other words, since the bone body that should be in the bone defect portion is deficient, the soft tissue supported by the bone body is often moved to a site different from the site where it should be. As described above, when the soft tissue near the bone defect portion is present at a site different from the site where it should be, it is difficult to perform correction using the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion 101. There are many cases. In such a case, it is preferable to perform correction using the shape data of the soft tissue in the symmetric part (near the defect symmetric part 103) in the vicinity of the bone defect part 101 with respect to the symmetry plane 102. Thereby, while being able to perform correction | amendment of the thickness with respect to the defect bone body shape data 13, when applying the implant 9 finally obtained, the above dents can fully be prevented and suppressed. .

  In addition, when correction is performed using the shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetrical portion near the bone defect portion 101 (near the defect symmetry portion 103) with respect to the symmetry plane 102, the shape data of the soft tissue is halved with respect to the symmetry plane 102. 11. Inverted soft tissue data obtained by inverting to the 11 side, that is, moving the shape data of the soft tissue in the symmetric part near the bone defect 101 to a plane-symmetrical position, and the defect bone shape data as described above 13 (defect bone body shape data 13 corrected to match the shape of the osteotomy surface 104), and in this state, the outer surface of the inverted soft tissue data (the outer surface of the outer skin tissue) It is preferable to obtain a distance from the outer surface of the defective bone shape data 13 and add a predetermined thickness to at least a part of the outer surface side of the defective bone shape data 13 according to the distance. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the above dents at the time of applying the implant 9 finally obtained can be prevented and suppressed more reliably.

  Further, in such a case, a thickness corresponding to 1/3 to 1/2 of the length from the outer surface of the defective bone shape data 13 to the outer surface of the inverted soft tissue data is set as the thickness of the defective bone shape data 13. It is preferable to add to at least a part of the outer surface. Thereby, the effect mentioned above becomes further remarkable.

  Further, when correction is performed using the shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetric surface 102 near the bone defect portion 101 (near the defect symmetric portion 103), the symmetric surface 102 is symmetric with the portion to which the implant is applied. The inverted soft tissue data obtained by inverting the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity with respect to the symmetry plane 102 and the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101 are overlapped to form the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101 The shape may be corrected by moving the inverted soft tissue data so as to substantially coincide with the curvature of. Thereby, generation | occurrence | production of the above dents at the time of applying the implant 9 finally obtained can be prevented and suppressed more reliably.

  Note that when the shape data is inverted as described above, it is not limited to the inversion to the plane-symmetrical position. For example, after the inversion, correction of the movement of the inverted data may be appropriately performed.

  The correction as described above is performed on the soft tissue shape data near the bone defect portion 101 and the soft tissue shape data on the symmetry portion 102 near the bone defect portion 101 (near the defect symmetry portion 103). You may use both. As a result, the thickness of the defect bone shape data 13 can be corrected more suitably, and the occurrence of the above-described dent or the like can be more reliably prevented or suppressed when the finally obtained implant 9 is applied. can do.

<2> When the muscular tissue near the bone defect is adhered to the dura mater When the muscular tissue near the bone defect is adhered to the dura mater, the above-described defect bone shape data 13 (osteotomy surface) When the defect bone shape data 13) corrected so as to match the shape of 104 is used as it is as data for manufacturing an implant, when the implant is applied, the muscle tissue should be the site that should be originally, that is, If it is not arranged on the outer surface side from the skull (implant), it is difficult to reliably fit the implant and the skull. In other words, unless the muscle tissue is peeled from the dura mater, it is difficult to reliably fit the implant and the skull. However, when the muscular tissue and the dura mater are adhered, if the muscular tissue is peeled from the dura mater, the dura mater and the like may be damaged.

  When the muscular tissue near the bone defect part is adhered to the dura mater, the implant shape data is usually obtained by correcting the defect bone shape data 13 so that at least a part of the thickness is reduced. 14 is obtained (see FIG. 6). Thereby, the implant can be suitably applied without peeling the muscle tissue from the dura mater, and the occurrence of the above problems can be prevented. Note that such correction is preferably performed by removing a part on the inner peripheral surface side from the defect bone shape data 13.

  The thickness correction for the defective bone body shape data 13 includes the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion 101 and the shape data of the soft tissue at the symmetric portion (near the defect symmetric portion 103) near the bone defect portion 101 with respect to the symmetry plane 102. However, it is preferable to use at least the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101.

  When correction is performed using the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect 101, the state of the soft tissue near the site to which the implant is applied (for example, the area where the muscle tissue adheres on the outer surface of the dura mater, Information relating to the thickness of the muscular tissue adhering to the dura mater) can be directly reflected in the correction of the thickness. As a result, when the implant 9 finally obtained is applied to a bone defect portion, it is particularly difficult to cause a discomfort in appearance near the application site.

  Further, the correction as described above may be performed using shape data of the soft tissue of the symmetric part (near the defect symmetric part 103) near the bone defect part 101 with respect to the symmetry plane 102, or the bone defect. Even using both the soft tissue shape data in the vicinity of the portion 101 and the soft tissue shape data in the symmetrical portion near the bone defect portion 101 (near the defect symmetry portion 103) with respect to the symmetry plane 102 Good.

  The implant shape data 14 obtained as described above may be used as it is as shape data for manufacturing an implant, or may be further corrected as necessary. As correction | amendment performed with respect to the implant shape data 14, the curvature in at least one part, the change of thickness, etc. are mentioned, for example. By performing such correction, the shape compatibility of the finally obtained implant with the skull can be further improved.

  The implant shape data 14 obtained as described above preferably matches the shape of the osteotomy surface 104 of the three-dimensional data 10 in at least a part of the circumferential direction. More preferably, it matches the shape of the ten osteotomy surfaces 104. Thereby, the finally obtained implant is particularly excellent in stability when applied to a bone defect portion of the skull.

[Implants and implant manufacturing]
The implant of the present invention is manufactured based on the above-described design. As described above, in the present invention, since the implant is designed in consideration of the state of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect, the resulting implant has excellent shape compatibility with the bone defect and the bone defect. When applied to the part, it is difficult for the appearance discomfort in the vicinity of the application part to occur.

  In addition, at the time of implant manufacture, you may perform various processes, such as a rotation process, with respect to the shape data obtained by the design method mentioned above.

  Hereinafter, a manufacturing method of an implant is explained in detail based on a suitable embodiment shown in an accompanying drawing.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a manufacturing apparatus used in a preferred embodiment of an implant manufacturing method, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first step of the implant manufacturing method, and FIG. 9 is a first diagram of the implant manufacturing method. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a third step of the method for manufacturing an implant, and FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the first to third steps illustrated in FIGS. 8 to 10 are repeatedly performed. FIG. 12 and FIG. 12 are views showing the shape of the implant obtained by repeatedly performing the first to third steps shown in FIGS. 8 to 10.

  The implant 9 of the present invention can be manufactured using, for example, a manufacturing apparatus as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the implant manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a raw material powder supply tank 2, an implant formation stage 3, a roller 4, and a liquid supply head 5.

  In the raw material powder supply tank 2, raw material powder 6 used for manufacturing the implant 9 is stored.

  The bottom portion 21 of the raw material powder supply tank 2 is a piston and can move in the vertical direction.

  The implant formation stage 3 is a stage for producing the implant 9 by reacting the raw material powder 6 supplied from the raw material powder supply tank 2 with the reaction solution 7.

  The implant formation stage 3 is movable in the vertical direction by the piston 31.

  The roller 4 moves on the raw material powder supply tank 2 and the implant formation stage 3 in a substantially horizontal direction while rotating around the shaft 41, and uses the raw material powder 6 in the raw material powder supply tank 2 to implant It has a function of forming the layer 61 on the formation stage 3.

  The liquid supply head 5 has a function of ejecting the reaction liquid 7 toward at least a part of the layer 61 of the raw material powder 6. Further, the liquid supply head 5 can move in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction in FIG. 7, that is, the ejection of the reaction liquid 7 by the liquid supply head 5 is twice with respect to the layer 61 on the implant formation stage 3. It is done dimensionally.

  Each process of the manufacturing method using such an implant manufacturing apparatus 1 will be described sequentially.

1. Formation of a layer composed of raw material powder (first step)
First, the layer 61 of the raw material powder 6 is formed on the implant formation stage 3 using the raw material powder 6 in the raw material powder supply tank 2.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the raw material powder is supplied by moving the roller 4 in the substantially horizontal direction on the raw material powder supply tank 2 and the implant formation stage 3 while rotating around the shaft 41. The raw material powder 6 in the vicinity of the upper surface of the tank 2 is supplied onto the implant formation stage 3 to form a layer 61.

  The average thickness of the layer 61 formed in this manner is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 to 0.5 mm, and more preferably 0.1 to 0.3 mm.

  When the average thickness of the layer 61 is less than the lower limit value, the variation in thickness at each portion of the layer 61 tends to increase. Further, depending on the size of the implant 9 to be manufactured, the time required for the manufacturing becomes long, and the productivity is lowered.

  On the other hand, when the average thickness of the layer 61 exceeds the upper limit, the reaction solution 7 described later does not sufficiently react, and the mechanical strength of the resulting implant 9 may be insufficient. Moreover, the dimensional accuracy of the resulting implant 9 tends to decrease.

  The surplus of the raw material powder 6 supplied from the raw material powder supply tank 2 is recovered in the raw material powder recovery tank 8.

2. Jet of reaction liquid (second step)
Next, the reaction solution 7 is brought into contact with at least a part of the layer 61 formed as described above.

  Thereby, a chemical reaction proceeds between the reaction liquid 7 and the raw material powder 6 constituting the layer 61. The raw material powder 6 is cured by this chemical reaction, and a cured portion 62 is formed.

  Thereby, the raw material powder 6 can be hardened without adding a binder (binder). For this reason, the obtained implant 9 can have a low impurity content and high purity. As a result, the resulting implant 9 has a particularly excellent affinity for a living body.

The raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 will be described in detail later.
In the present embodiment, the reaction liquid 7 is ejected as droplets from the liquid supply head 5.

  When the reaction liquid 7 is such a droplet, the raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 can be contacted with high accuracy and efficiency at the target site. As a result, the dimensional accuracy of the implant 9 is further improved and the productivity is improved.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in this step, the liquid supply head 5 sequentially moves in a substantially horizontal direction on the raw material powder supply tank 2 and on the implant formation stage 3, and reacts so that the curing portion 62 has a target pattern. A droplet of liquid 7 is ejected. The spray pattern of the reaction liquid 7 is determined based on the three-dimensional pattern of the implant obtained by the above-described implant design method. Moreover, when the hardening part 62 shrink | contracts in a subsequent process etc., the injection pattern of the reaction liquid 7 is determined in consideration of the shrinkage.

3. 3rd process Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the height of the upper surface of the raw material powder 6 in the raw material powder supply tank 2 is adjusted by moving the bottom part 21 of the raw material powder supply tank 2 upward. Further, the height of the upper surface of the layer 61 is adjusted by moving the implant formation stage 3 downward (see FIG. 10).

  At this time, it is preferable that the moving distance of the bottom portion 21 is substantially equal to the height of the raw material powder supplied from the raw material powder supply tank 2 in the first step. Moreover, it is preferable that the moving distance of the implant formation stage 3 is substantially equal to the average thickness of the layer 61 formed in the first step. Thereby, the thickness of the several layer 61 laminated | stacked can be made substantially constant.

  Thereafter, by repeatedly performing the first step, the second step, and the third step, a plurality of layers 61 are stacked as shown in FIG. An implant having a shape corresponding to the three-dimensional pattern is formed.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the implant 9 having a desired shape is manufactured by stacking the hardened portions 62. Thereby, even if the target implant 9 has a complicated shape, it can be easily manufactured. Thereby, the obtained implant 9 is excellent in dimensional accuracy. Furthermore, since the target implant 9 can be produced in a relatively short time, it is possible to cope with an emergency operation or the like.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12, the implant forming stage 3 is moved upward, and the uncured raw material powder 6 is removed, whereby an implant 9 having a target shape is obtained. The uncured raw material powder 6 can be removed, for example, by blowing air.

  If necessary, for example, sintering (eg, pretreatment, intermediate treatment, post-treatment) such as sintering, impregnation with a drug (for example, osteogenic factors such as BMP and TGF, and osteoinductive factors such as PG). ) May be applied.

  The implant 9 obtained in this way preferably has an appropriate porosity. Thereby, when the implant 9 is embedded in the living body, osteoblasts easily enter the pores of the implant 9, and bone formation proceeds smoothly. As a result, the period until the stable effect of the implant 9 is obtained can be shortened. For example, the porosity of the implant 9 is preferably 10 to 90 vol%, and more preferably 30 to 80 vol%.

  In addition, the size of the holes (hole diameter) formed in the implant 9 is preferably a continuous hole of 100 μm or more (average value). When the pore diameter (average value) is less than 100 μm, it is difficult for osteoblasts to enter the pores of the implant 9 and bone formation may not proceed easily.

  On the other hand, when the porosity of the implant 9 exceeds the upper limit, the mechanical strength of the implant 9 may not be sufficiently obtained.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the raw material powder 6 is cured by a chemical reaction between the raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7. Thereby, the raw material powder 6 can be hardened without adding a binder (binder). For this reason, the obtained implant 9 can have a low impurity content and high purity. As a result, the resulting implant 9 has a particularly excellent affinity for a living body.

  Moreover, both the raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 can be excellent in affinity with a living body. For this reason, even if it is a case where the unreacted raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 remain | survive, generation | occurrence | production of the bad influence with respect to a biological body is prevented effectively.

Hereinafter, the raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 will be described in detail.
<Raw material powder>
In the present embodiment, as the raw material powder 6, for example, a powder containing α-tricalcium phosphate, tetracalcium phosphate, and calcium hydrogen phosphate can be used.

  The α-tricalcium phosphate and tetracalcium phosphate used may be, for example, those separately produced by known methods, or α-tricalcium phosphate obtained by firing hydroxyapatite and Mixtures with tetracalcium phosphate may be used.

  When hydroxyapatite is fired, the firing conditions are, for example, 1150 ° C. to 1450 ° C. under reduced pressure for about 1 hour.

As the calcium hydrogen phosphate, can be used those produced by any method known, anhydride (CaHPO _4), hydrate (e.g., dihydrate (CaHPO ₄ · _2H 2 O ) Etc.) may be used.

The raw material powder 6 may contain, for example, hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite, β-tricalcium phosphate, calcium pyrophosphate and the like as necessary in addition to the above three components.
The raw material powder 6 is chemically reacted by being brought into contact with a reaction liquid 7 to be described in detail later, and is cured.

  In addition, the raw material powder 6 preferably has a Ca / P ratio of 1.40 to 1.80, and more preferably 1.40 to 1.67. When the Ca / P ratio is less than 1.40 or more than 1.80, the reaction rate of the curing reaction is lowered, and the mechanical strength of the resulting implant 9 may be lowered.

  In addition, the raw material powder 6 may contain additives such as an X-ray contrast agent, an antibacterial agent, a bone forming factor such as BMP and TGF, and an osteoinductive factor such as PG as necessary. There are no particular limitations on the X-ray contrast agent, and various types can be used. Examples thereof include barium sulfate, basic bismuth carbonate, and iodoform, and one or more of these can be used. Examples of the antibacterial agent include iodoform and chlorhexidine.

  The average particle diameter of the raw material powder 6 is preferably 10 to 100 μm, and more preferably 20 to 40 μm.

  When the average particle diameter of the raw material powder 6 is less than the lower limit, it is difficult to handle the raw material powder 6. Moreover, when the average particle diameter of the raw material powder 6 is less than the lower limit, the porosity of the resulting implant 9 becomes too low, and bone formation may not easily proceed.

  On the other hand, when the average particle diameter of the raw material powder 6 exceeds the upper limit, sufficient dimensional accuracy may not be obtained depending on the size of the implant 9 obtained by manufacturing.

<Reaction solution>
The reaction liquid 7 may be any reaction liquid 7 as long as it chemically reacts with the raw material powder 6 and cures the raw material powder 6, but water or water is preferred.

  Thereby, especially the hardening part 62 formed by reaction of the raw material powder 6 and the reaction liquid 7 becomes the thing excellent in mechanical strength. In addition, when water or a substance mainly composed of water is used as the reaction liquid 7, apatite (hydroxyapatite or octacalcium phosphate) is generated by reaction with the raw material powder 6, and this apatite is a living body. The affinity with is particularly excellent. For this reason, it becomes possible to provide the implant 9 with higher safety.

  In the reaction solution 7, as components other than water, for example, acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, polyacrylic acid, gluconic acid and other organic acids, phosphoric acid Inorganic acids such as pH adjusters, thickeners, X-ray contrast agents, antibacterial agents, osteogenic factors such as BMP and TGF, osteoinductive factors such as PG, and the like may be included.

  The reaction solution 7 may contain an insoluble component as long as it has sufficient fluidity.

  The implant design method and implant of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, in the above-described embodiments, the implant is described as being applied to the periphery of the zygomatic arch, the site where the zygomatic arch should be, or the periphery thereof. However, the application site of the implant is not particularly limited, for example, It may be applied to the vicinity.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the defect bone shape data is corrected using the soft tissue shape data after being corrected to match the osteotomy surface of the three-dimensional data of the skull. As described above, after performing correction using the soft tissue shape data, correction may be performed so as to match the osteotomy surface of the three-dimensional data of the skull.

  In the above-described embodiment, the correction using the soft tissue shape data is described as being performed on the defect bone body shape data having a predetermined thickness. However, such correction has a substantial thickness. It may be performed on missing bone body shape data (for example, defect bone outer surface shape data). In other words, the defect bone shape data that does not substantially have a thickness may be corrected using the soft tissue shape data, and then processed so as to have a predetermined thickness.

  In the above-described embodiment, the reaction liquid has been described as curing the raw material powder by chemically reacting with the raw material powder, but is not limited thereto. That is, the reaction solution may be any material that cures the raw material powder, such as a material that cures the raw material powder regardless of a chemical reaction, such as a liquid containing methylcellulose or polyvinyl alcohol ( Binder).

It is a figure which shows the three-dimensional data of the skull produced based on several tomographic data. It is a figure which shows the state which piled up the outer surface shape data of the bone body (deficient bone body) considered to exist in the bone defect part before producing a bone defect on the bone defect part. It is a figure which shows the state which piled up the data of the defect symmetrical part which has predetermined | prescribed thickness on the bone defect part. It is a figure which shows the defect bone body shape data processed so that it might correspond with the osteotomy surface of a skull over the whole thickness direction of a skull. It is a figure which shows an example of the implant shape data obtained by performing shape correction | amendment about the defect bone body shape data as shown in FIG. 4 using the shape data of a soft tissue. It is a figure which shows an example of the implant shape data obtained by performing shape correction | amendment about the defect bone body shape data as shown in FIG. 4 using the shape data of a soft tissue. It is a figure which shows the structure of the manufacturing apparatus used with suitable embodiment of the manufacturing method of an implant. It is a figure which shows the 1st process of the manufacturing method of an implant. It is a figure which shows the 2nd process of the manufacturing method of an implant. It is a figure which shows the 3rd process of the manufacturing method of an implant. It is a figure which shows the state which performed repeatedly the 1st process-3rd process shown in FIGS. It is a figure which shows the shape of the implant obtained by performing repeatedly the 1st process-3rd process shown in FIGS.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Implant manufacturing apparatus 2 Raw material powder supply tank 21 Bottom part 3 Implant formation stage 31 Piston 4 Roller 41 Axis 5 Liquid supply head 6 Raw material powder 61 Layer 62 Hardening part 7 Reaction liquid 8 Raw material powder collection tank 9 Implant 10 Three-dimensional data 101 Bone defect Part 102 Substantial symmetry plane 103 Defect symmetry part 104 Osteotomy surface 105 Non-defect part 11 Half body 12 Half body 13 Defect bone body shape data 131 Contour data 132 Defect bone outer surface shape data 133 Overlapping part 14 Implant shape data

Claims (18)

A method of designing an implant applied to a skull having a bone defect,
Based on a plurality of tomographic data of the skull, creating three-dimensional data of the skull;
Using the shape data of a portion symmetrical to the bone defect portion of the three-dimensional data for a substantially symmetrical plane of the three-dimensional data, obtaining a defect bone body shape data;
Using at least one of the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect or the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect about the symmetry plane, the shape of the defect bone shape data And a method of designing the implant.   The implant design method according to claim 1, wherein the shape correction is a thickness correction.   The implant design method according to claim 1, wherein the shape data of the soft tissue is created based on the tomographic data.   The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least a part of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion to which the implant is applied is atrophied or defective.   The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the muscular tissue in the vicinity of the bone defect to which the implant is applied is adhered to the dura mater.   The implant design method according to claim 1, wherein the implant design method is designed to match a shape of an osteotomy surface of the skull in at least a part of a circumferential direction of the implant. After predicting the shape of the defective bone body that matches the shape of the outline of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull and has a predetermined thickness,
The implant design method according to claim 6, wherein the design is performed so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface by deleting data of a portion overlapping the skull from the predicted shape data. Create contour data of the outer surface of the defective bone body to match the shape of the contour of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull,
Using the contour data, predicting the shape of the defective bone body having a predetermined thickness and a substantially constant shape in the thickness direction,
The implant design according to claim 6, wherein the implant design is performed so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface by deleting data of a portion overlapping the three-dimensional data of the skull from the predicted shape data. Method. Create contour data of the outer surface of the defective bone body to match the shape of the contour of the osteotomy surface on the outer surface of the skull,
Using the contour data, predicting the shape of the defective bone body having a predetermined thickness and a substantially constant shape in the thickness direction,
Thereafter, the predicted shape data is compared with the osteotomy surface data of the three-dimensional data to correct the defect bone shape data so as to match the osteotomy shape. Item 7. A method for designing an implant according to Item 6.   The implant according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein thickness correction is applied to the shape data processed so as to match the shape of the osteotomy surface using shape data of the soft tissue. Design method.   The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the implant and the skull are designed to fit over substantially the entire thickness direction of the skull.   The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the implant is applied to the periphery of the zygomatic arch, the site where the zygomatic arch should be, or the periphery thereof.   The outer surface of the inverted soft tissue data obtained by inverting the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the symmetric surface with the site to which the implant is applied with respect to the symmetry plane, and the outer surface of the defect bone shape data The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the distance correction data is obtained, and the shape of the defect bone body shape data is corrected based thereon. Reversing soft tissue data obtained by inverting the shape data of the soft tissue in the vicinity of the symmetrical portion with respect to the site to which the implant is applied with respect to the symmetry plane, and shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion Superimposed,
The implant according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the shape is corrected by moving the inverted soft tissue data so that the curvature of the shape data of the soft tissue near the bone defect portion substantially coincides with the curvature. Design method.   The implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein a slice interval of the tomographic data used for creation of the three-dimensional data is 0.1 to 5 mm.   An implant designed by the implant design method according to any one of claims 1 to 15 and manufactured based on the design. A first step of forming a layer composed of raw material powder;
A second step of bringing at least a part of the layer into contact with a reaction liquid and curing the raw material powder,
It is manufactured by a method of stacking a plurality of the layers by repeatedly performing the first step and the second step, and manufacturing an implant having a shape corresponding to the three-dimensional pattern obtained by the design method. The implant of claim 16.   The implant according to claim 16 or 17, which has a porosity of 10 to 90 vol%.

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