Patents by Inventor Dongyu Zang

Dongyu Zang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS AND MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20240065846
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an additively manufactured resurfacing implant (100) configured for use in a resurfacing surgery in which one or more porous regions (130) are provided at an internal fixation surface of a resurfacing head (110) of the resurfacing implant. In various embodiments, the additively manufactured resurfacing implant comprises one or more substantially nonporous regions that correspond to the resurfacing head and a stem (120) of the resurfacing implant and one or more porous regions that are positioned on an internal surface of the resurfacing head. The present disclosure also provides an intermediate constructions and an additive manufacturing process for forming such a resurfacing implant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicants: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Mouhsin Ahmed El-Chafei, David W. Rister, Jason Sells, Dongyu Zang