Patent Granted - August 2023

Patent granted for Implantable Bone Scaffold Printed at Point of Service

Patent number: 11718034

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) printing apparatus to print an implantable bone scaffold (IBS) in an aseptic environment is described. The 3D printing apparatus includes a sterile cartridge. The sterile cartridge contains a sterile printing material, a print nozzle, and a plunger. The 3D printing apparatus also includes a heater configured to indirectly heat the printing material. In addition, the 3D printing apparatus includes a cartridge receiver configured to retain the sterile cartridge. A sterile receiving plate is positioned below the print nozzle. A cover encompasses and maintains the sterile cartridge and the sterile receiving plate in an aseptic environment. A filter fan unit (FFU) overlays a section of the cover. Positive laminar filtered air flow created by the FFU maintains the aseptic environment inside a printing chamber. An ultraviolet light source irradiates the receiving plate. A movable diaphragm separates a printer mechanism, below the receiving plate, from the printing chamber.

Type: Grant

Filed: December 5, 2018

Date of Patent: August 8, 2023

OsseoPrint 3D accepted to present at 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session & Exhibition

Dr. Pamela Yelick will present on behalf of OsseoPrint at the 2024 IADR/AADOCR/CADR General Session & Exhibition. The meeting will take place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Abstract Title: OsseoPrint3D technology for personalized, precision craniomaxillofacial defect repair.

Patent Granted - March 03, 2020

Method for 3-D printing a custom bone graft

Patent number: 10579755

Abstract: A method for producing bone grafts using 3-D printing is employed using a 3-D image of a graft location to produce a 3-D model of the graft. This is printed using a 3-D printer and a printing medium that produces a porous, biocompatible, biodegradable material that is conducive to osteoinduction. For example, the printing medium may be PCL, PLLA, PGLA, or another approved biocompatible polymer. In addition such a method may be useful for cosmetic surgeries, reconstructive surgeries, and various techniques required by such procedures. Once the graft is placed, natural bone gradually replaces the graft.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 26, 2019

Date of Patent: March 3, 2020

Osseoprint3D is Accepted in NJ State sponsored startup incubator 12/03/2021

Osseoprint3D applied and was accepted as tenant at NJ Bioscience center. New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will work closely with Ossoeprint3D to help program our specific fit-out, while controlling design and construction costs. It will provide property and management services, leaving us with more time for research and development.

Provisional Patent Granted for Aseptic 3D Printer

Implantable bone scaffold printed at point of service

In June of 2019, Osseoprint 3D was granted a provisional patent for technology that allows bone scaffolds to be 3D printed aseptically at the point of service. Titled “Implantable bone scaffold printed at point of service, this patent is for a three dimensional (3D) printing apparatus to print an implantable bone scaffold (IBS) in an aseptic environment. The 3D printing apparatus includes a sterile cartridge. The sterile cartridge contains a sterile printing material, a print nozzle, and a plunger.

The 3D printing apparatus also includes a heater configured to indirectly heat the printing material. In addition, the 3D printing apparatus includes a cartridge receiver configured to retain the sterile cartridge. A sterile receiving plate is positioned below the print nozzle. A cover encompasses and maintains the sterile cartridge and the sterile receiving plate in an aseptic environment. A filter fan unit (FFU) overlays a section of the cover. Positive laminar filtered air flow created by the FFU maintains the aseptic environment inside a printing chamber. An ultraviolet light source irradiates the receiving plate. A movable diaphragm separates a printer mechanism, below the receiving plate, from the printing chamber.

OsseoPrint3D Wins AMS Startup Competition

OsseoPrint3D Wins AMS Startup Competition

Osseoprint3D attended the second annual Additive Manufacturing Strategies summit, co-hosted by 3DPrint.com and SmarTech Markets Publishing. This event branched out into separate tracks for medical and dental 3D printing, and offered a $15,000 cash investment from early stage venture fund Asimov Ventures as the prize.

Osseoprint 3D presented their platform technology for implantable, patient-specific bone scaffolds that can be 3D printed on-site at the practitioner’s office and went home as the winner of the Startup Competition.

According to CEO and founder Dr. Arthur Greyf, a dental implantologist who’s spent a lot of time and money grafting bones in his office, there is definitely a need for OsseoPrint 3D’s platform, as nearly two million bone implants were manufactured in the US over the last six years.

The startup has a working 3D printer prototype with several good features, like a particle counter, optimize algorithm for 3D printing infill patterns, a HEPA filter, and a software-controlled door lock. Dr. Greyf said that OsseoPrint 3D had a positive pre-submission meeting with the FDA last August, and that the 3D printer – which the room got to see during the pitch – should be designed and ready for final approval in the next 3-6 months.

The startup has a simple business model, which will require about $5 million to get to the market in the near future, and offers “significant time savings” in surgery, as scaffolds can be designed and 3D printed chair-side in dental offices in less than 15 minutes. According to Dr. Greyf, the startup’s 3D printer, which has never “seen the light of day outside of my office” until now, will cost about $25,000 and will pay for itself in about 10-20 uses.

Thank you to Asimov ventures for the generous prize!

Provisional Patent Granted for OP3D technology

Method for 3-D printing a custom bone graft

In March of 2020, OsseoPrint 3D was a provisional patent for a process to print a custom bone graft.

The patent is for a method for producing bone grafts using 3-D printing using a 3-D image of a graft location to produce a 3-D model of the graft. This is printed using a 3-D printer and a printing medium that produces a porous, biocompatible, biodegradable material that is conducive to osteoinduction. For example, the printing medium may be PCL, PLLA, PGLA, or another approved biocompatible polymer. In addition such a method may be useful for cosmetic surgeries, reconstructive surgeries, and various techniques required by such procedures. Once the graft is placed, natural bone gradually replaces the graft.

This patent is one more step in the process toward a commercially viable aseptic 3D printer which can produce bone at the point of service.

About Osseoprint3D: Osseoprint3D was founded by dental implantologist, Dr. Arthur Greyf to address the lack of efficient surgical solutions for restoring adequate bone structure needed for placing dental implants. He and his team have optimized the process of the surgical planning, 3D modeling and aseptic 3D printing for bone grafts for dental and medical applications. These innovations bring cost efficiencies, time savings and improved clinical outcomes for patients and practitioners.

Patent Granted - March 03, 2020

USPTO allowed patent number US10579755B2 - Method of 3-D Printing A Custom Bone Graft

January 2022. Osseoprint3D is proud to be accepted into a NJ State sponsored incubator.

Osseoprint signed a 1 year lease with NJ State sponsored Bioscience Center. This is a tremendous opportunity for Osseoprint to continue developing its one of kind chairside custom bone graft system in a fully equipped laboratory facility.