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2017-529 Titanium Implants with Novel Roughness

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the School of Dentistry at the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biology have developed a novel titanium implant with hierarchical multi-scale roughness to promote bone growth. BACKGROUND: Titanium implants are used as a scaffold to regenerate bone. Degeneration and injury of bone, joints, and jaw are on a rapid increase...

Published: 7/24/2024 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa

Keywords(s): Dental, Medical Devices and Materials, Orthopaedics, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine

Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Dental

2006-585 DETOXIFIED AND OSTEOCONDUCTIVE BONE CEMENT

INTRO SENTENCE: UCLA researchers have developed a novel bone cement material for the treatment of osteoporotic fractures and degenerative joint disorders.BACKGROUND:Bone cement is a critical component of various types of orthopedic surgery that is used as spacers and for fixation of implants. Bone cement can be loaded with antibiotics to help with the...

Published: 9/20/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa, Anahid Jewett

Keywords(s): Medical Devices and Materials, Musculoskeletal Disease

Category(s): Therapeutics > Musculoskeletal Disease

2005-307 TITANIUM WITH ENHANCED CAPABILITY FOR TISSUE INTEGRATION

Titanium with Enhanced Capability for Tissue IntegrationINNOVATIONProfessor Takahiro Ogawa and colleagues have developed materials and simple methods to greatly improve the anchorage of dental implants, while also shortening the healing time. The main problem with currently available dental implants is the long three to six month healing time for the...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa

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Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Dental

2008-007 Surface Modification of Endovascular Devices

Surface Modification of Endovascular DevicesSUMMARYInvestigators at UCLA have discovered a technique to make a metal surface superhydrophilic, which could reduce the friction of any interventional metal devices during their deliveries. The treatment of NiTi or CoCr stent with a type of light causes the metal device to become hydrophilic, also increasing...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa, Satoshi Tateshima, Fernando Vinuela

Keywords(s): Endoscopes, General Device Coatings

Category(s): Medical Devices > Coatings, Medical Devices > Medical Imaging > Endoscopy

2017-527 Titanium Plates for Bone Regeneration

Titanium Plates For Bone RegenerationSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the School of Dentistry at the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biology have developed a new titanium plate to promote bone regeneration in dental reconstruction procedures.BACKGROUNDTitanium plates are used as a scaffold to regenerate bone. In the case of dental implants, titanium plates...

Published: 11/20/2024 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa

Keywords(s): Dental, Medical Devices and Materials, Stem Cells / Regenerative Medicine

Category(s): Medical Devices, Therapeutics > Dental

2009-254 Functionalized Titanium Implants and Related Regenerative Materials

Functionalized Titanium Implants And Related Regenerative MaterialsSUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Dentistry have developed novel titanium surfaces with enhanced bioactivity in implants and tissue regeneration.BACKGROUNDTitanium implants are widely used in the over 500,000 hip and knee reconstruction procedures performed annually in the...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Takahiro Ogawa

Keywords(s): Dental, General Device Coatings, Medical Devices and Materials, Orthopaedics

Category(s): Medical Devices, Medical Devices > Coatings, Therapeutics > Orthopaedics, Therapeutics > Dental