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Bone prosthesis and method of manufacture thereof

US4179485A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 13, 1978
Grant dateDec 18, 1979
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Expiry dateJan 13, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method for manufacturing a bone prosthesis made of porous alumina. Calibrated alumina grains are subjected to firing at a temperature lower than their sintering temperature; they are disintegrated, then compressed into a pressed mass, then the latter is subjected to sintering.

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