Scientific area
2.3 Mechanical engineering
Discipline(s)
Applied mechanics
Project title
HTO - High Tibial Osteotomy
Scientific Coordinator's name:
João Paulo Pereira
Scientific Coordinator's e-mail:
jptp@inegi.up.pt
Principal R&D Unit:
Product & Systems Development
Other R&D Units involved in the project:
Other R&D units involved in the project
Project keyword(s)
osteotomy, implant, medical devices, bone alignment
Short abstract and comments
Project Porto Plate - Simplified Assessment of Alignment Level in the Frontal Plane. Patented Technology licenced by to the co-inventor clinical company. Patent: “Dynamic osteotomy plate including devices apparatus and methods using such a plate” Europe PCT/IB2014/061383 - http://www.google.com/patents/WO2014147604A2?cl=en&hl=pt-PT
Potential uses/indications
New implant (single-piece) with the ability to control and regulate the degree of openness required for proper bone alignment.
Status
Concluded
Partner Status: Seeking Partners?
No
Grant number (QREN, FP7, Eureka, etc)
Grant number (QREN, FP7, Eureka, etc)
Last edited on
2016-05-03 13:27:59