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Christopher Laine0
Ian Helmar0
Jason Tinley0
John F. Sullivan0
Kevin D. Chappuis0
Lucas Diehl0
Date of Patent
May 16, 2023
0Patent Application Number
169176850
Date Filed
June 30, 2020
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The methods disclosed herein of generating three-dimensional lattice structures and reducing stress shielding have applications including use in medical implants. One method of generating a three-dimensional lattice structure can be used to generate a structure lattice and/or a lattice scaffold to support bone or tissue growth. One method of reducing stress shielding includes generating a structural lattice to provide sole mechanical spacing across an area for desired bone or tissue growth. Some examples can use a repeating modified rhombic dodecahedron or radial dodeca-rhombus unit cell. Some methods are also capable of providing a lattice structure with anisotropic properties to better suit the lattice for its intended purpose.
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