Implant surfaces
US10524917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/3483
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The implants of the invention relate to improved implants formed using additive manufacturing techniques, the implants including a hemispherical cup portion, and an ischium flange, a pubic ramus flange and an ilium flange, each flange extending outwardly from the perimeter of the hemispherical cup portion, wherein the implant surface includes an area of integrally formed three dimensional scaffold on the bone apposition surfaces of the cup portion and on a bone apposition surface of at least one of the flanges of the implant. The invention also relates to implants with different surface texture and alignment features, together with methods for the manufacture of patient-specific implants of the invention.
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