Bone Fixation Device with Porous Architecture for Bone Ingrowth
Summary
USPTO granted Patent US12599418B2 to Paragon Advanced Technologies, Inc. for a bone fixation device featuring a plate portion and a bone wedge portion with porous architecture designed to promote bone ingrowth for fusion and osteosynthesis of bone segments. The patent includes 20 claims and covers the device, manufacturing method, and fixation kit.
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USPTO granted Patent US12599418B2 to Paragon Advanced Technologies, Inc. for a bone fixation device comprising a bone plate portion with fixation apertures and a bone wedge portion with porous architecture configured to promote bone ingrowth for engaging first and second bone segments. The patent covers the device, a manufacturing method, a method of promoting fusion/osteosynthesis, and a fixation kit. The patent contains 20 claims.
Medical device manufacturers developing bone fixation or spinal fusion devices should monitor this patent to assess potential freedom-to-operate considerations or licensing opportunities. Healthcare providers using such fixation devices may benefit from awareness of emerging technologies in bone fusion with enhanced bone ingrowth properties.
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Bone fixation devices
Grant US12599418B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
Paragon Advanced Technologies, Inc.
Inventors
Gregory J. Kowalczyk, Selene G. Parekh, Brian R. McLaughlin
Abstract
There is a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, comprising a bone plate portion including an outer surface, an inner surface and at least one fixation aperture extending from the outer surface to the inner surface and a bone wedge portion extending from the plate portion at a first end and a free opposite end, the bone wedge portion comprising a porous architecture configured to promote bone ingrowth, the wedge portion defining first and second engagement surfaces for engaging the first bone segment and a second bone segment, respectively. There is also a method of manufacturing a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, a method of promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, and a fixation kit.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/8095 A61B 17/809 A61B 17/8061 A61B 17/7291
Filing Date
2022-10-25
Application No.
18049350
Claims
20
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