Device for regenerating, repairing, and modeling human and animal bone, especially in the jaw area for dental applications

Abstract

A device for reshaping human or animal bone with bone replacement material includes at least two spaced apart implants and a bar connected to the at least two spaced apart implants and bridging at least one reshaping location. The bar has notches at the longitudinal sides and transverse grooves at the underside. The bar has slotted holes extending in the longitudinal direction of the bar for receiving the implants, respectively, fasteners of the implants.

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       8 . A device for reshaping human or animal bone with bone replacement material, said device comprising: 
 at least two spaced apart implants adapted to be implanted in the bone so as to project by a projecting height from the bone and having a support surface facing away from the bone;    a bending-resistant bar placed onto said support surfaces to bridge at least one reshaping location filled with bone replacement material during bone regeneration;    fasteners penetration said bar and engaging said implants to clamp said bar a t said supporting surface of said implants.    
   
   
       9 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said bar has at least two penetrations distributed in a longitudinal direction of said bar and wherein said at least two spaced apart implants engage said penetrations.  
   
   
       10 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said at least two spaced apart implants consist of titanium.  
   
   
       11 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said penetrations are slotted holes extending lengthwise in said longitudinal direction.  
   
   
       12 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said bar has a flat cross-section.  
   
   
       13 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein an upper side of said bar is convex.  
   
   
       14 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said bar has areas of reduced cross-sectional size defining bending locations for bending said bar.  
   
   
       15 . A device according to  claim 14 , wherein said bending locations are located at lateral edges of said bar remote from said penetrations or at an underside of said bar.  
   
   
       16 . A device according to  claim 14 , wherein said bending locations are break-off locations.  
   
   
       17 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said implants are pin-shaped and have a smooth mantle surface so that said implants are rotatable about a longitudinal axis when implanted.  
   
   
       18 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said implants have an outer thread for position-adjustment in the bone.  
   
   
       19 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said fasteners are located at a head portion of said implants.  
   
   
       20 . A device according to  claim 19 , wherein said fasteners are nail-shaped or screw-shaped elements and wherein said implants have receiving bores into which said fasteners are inserted.  
   
   
       21 . A device according to  claim 19 , wherein said fasteners secure a membrane on said bar.  
   
   
       22 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said implants are adapted to secure dental replacements thereat.  
   
   
       23 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said fasteners have a head countersunk into an outer cross-sectional area of said bar.  
   
   
       24 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said bar is designed to support a membrane or the periosteum of the bone, wherein the membrane or the periosteum retain the connective tissue and cover the reshaping location.  
   
   
       25 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein an underside of said bar is concave.  
   
   
       26 . A device according to  claim 8 , wherein said fasteners are adapted to secure permanently or temporarily at least one of a dental prosthesis, a cosmetic device and a reconstructive device positioned external to the skin.  
   
   
       27 . A device according to  claim 26 , wherein said fasteners are screws or pins having longitudinal bores accessible from a head portion of said fasteners.  
   
   
       28 . A device according to  claim 27 , wherein said wherein said longitudinal bores have an inner thread.  
   
   
       29 . A device according to  claim 27 , wherein said longitudinal bores are blind bores.  
   
   
       30 . A pin-shaped implant for securing a bar, said implant adapted to be implanted in the bone so as to project by a projecting height from the bone and having a support surface facing away from the bone when said  8 implant is implanted, said support surface adapted to support the bar, said implant having a smooth mantle surface so that said implant can be rotated about a longitudinal axis when implanted in order to allow height adjustment of said implant relative to the bone.  
   
   
       31 . An implant according to  claim 30 , wherein said mantle surface has an outer thread for height-adjustment relative to the bone.  
   
   
       32 . An implant according to  claim 31 , comprising a fastener penetrating the bar for fastening the bar to said implant and optionally a membrane placed on the bar.  
   
   
       33 . An implant according to  claim 32 , wherein said fastener is a nail-shaped or screw-shaped element and wherein said implant has a receiving opening into which said fastener is inserted.  
   
   
       34 . An implant according to  claim 33 , wherein said fastener has a head countersunk into an outer cross-sectional area of the bar.  
   
   
       35 . An implant according to  claim 33 , wherein said fastener serves to secure permanently or temporarily at least one of a dental prosthesis, a cosmetic device and a reconstructive device after completion of reshaping.  
   
   
       36 . An implant according to  claim 33 , wherein said fastener is a crew or a pin having a longitudinal bore accessible from a head portion of said fastener.  
   
   
       37 . An implant according to  claim 36 , wherein said longitudinal bore has an inner thread.  
   
   
       38 . An implant according to  claim 37 , wherein said longitudinal bore is a blind bore.  
   
   
       39 . An implant according to  claim 36  for securing dental replacements thereat.  
   
   
       40 . canceled