Claims
- 1. A transcutaneous implant, comprising:
(a) a proximal partially external section; (b) a collar section, integrally dependent from said external section, said collar section having a microtextured surface comprising a microgeometric, repetitive surface pattern, in a form of multiplicity of alternating ridges and grooves, each having an established width in a range of about 2 to about 25 microns, and an established depth in a like range; (c) an anchor-like distal section, integrally dependent from said collar section, for implantation into a bone segment to be stabilized during a medically advantageous period of time, whereby said surface pattern defines a guide at tissue, cellular and molecular levels for a preferential promotion of rate, orientation and direction of growth of colonies of cells which are in contact with said pattern.
- 2. The implant as recited in claim 1, in which said distal section comprises a smooth surface to facilitate removal thereof from said bone segment after a healing period thereof.
- 3. The implant as recited in claim 1, in which:
said bone segment, at which said distal section is implanted, comprises as amputation site; and said collar section includes a transverse channel therein, in which is embedded muscle and nerve tissue associated with said amputation site.
- 4. The implant as recited in claim 3, comprising:
a hollow conductive cylinder in which said muscle and nerve tissue are embedded, in which said cylinder is then itself conductively secured within said transverse channel of said collar section, whereby a neural interface, to which a prosthesis may be joined through said proximal external section, is thereby defined.
- 5. A transcutaneous implant, comprising:
(a) a proximal partially external section; (b) a collar section integrally dependent from said external section, implantable within soft tissue; said collar section having a microtextured surface comprising a microgeometric, repetitive surface pattern, in a form of multiplicity of alternating ridges and grooves, each having an established width in a range of about 2 to about 25 microns, and an established depth in a like range; Said collar section comprising a microdispenser of medication or osmotic pump; and (c) anchor-like, distal section, integrally dependent from said collar section, for implantation into associated soft tissue to thereby stabilize said collar section therein during a medically advantageous period of time, whereby said surface pattern defines a guide at tissue, cellular and molecular levels for a preferential promotion of rate, orientation and direction of growth of colonies of cells which are in contact with said pattern.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This Application is a utility conversion of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/317,568, filed Sep. 6, 2001, under 35 U.S.C. 119(e), and the same is incorporated in its entirety by reference. This application is also a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/784,296, filed Feb. 16, 2001 which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/500,038, filed Feb. 8, 2000 which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/996,224, filed on Dec. 22, 1997, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/639,712, filed on Apr. 29, 1996, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/390,805, filed on Feb. 15, 1995, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application No. 08/146,790, filed on Nov. 2, 1993, now abandoned.
[0002] N/A
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