Patents by Inventor SARA CRISTINA SOARES MADEIRA

SARA CRISTINA SOARES MADEIRA 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).

  • Publication number: 20200289242
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a dental implant with functional gradient and respective obtention method, wherein the implant comprises an inner part of metal or metal alloy or titanium-based metal matrix composite which comprises on its surface a transition zone of rugose texture or surface pattern; an outer part composed of a ceramic or zirconia-based ceramic composite, and a diffusion protective film between the transition zone and the outer part described as an oxide and/or nitride protective film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: FILIPE SAMUEL CORREIA PEREIRA SILVA, SARA CRISTINA SOARES MADEIRA, PAULO FILIPE SALGADO PINTO, ÓSCAR SAMUEL NOVAIS CARVALHO
  • Publication number: 20200281693
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dental implant with electro-stimulation system by electric circuit comprising a plurality of overlapped discs wherein each disc comprises in its interior and in its upper end and lower end surfaces channels and respective holes, wherein each channel comprises an electrically conductive material comprised in said electric circuit. The channels further comprise a film that acts as a barrier between the material of the discs and the material of the electric circuit. The implant further comprises a battery or piezoelectric sensor that allows the creation of electric fields. This disclosure has the main advantage of stimulating bone growth throughout the whole surface of the implant as well as promoting an antimicrobial action through the electric fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: FILIPE SAMUEL CORREIA PEREIRA SILVA, ÓSCAR SAMUEL NOVAIS CARVALHO, PAULO FILIPE SALGADO PINTO, SARA CRISTINA SOARES MADEIRA