High-strength porous prosthetic device and process for making the same
US4156943A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00395
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic device composed of a porous material that is non-corrodable and non-biodegradable by body fluids. The device has interstitial interconnecting pores in the size range between about 100 and 500 micrometers and a compression strength greater than 20,000 psi.
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