Method of making a metal bone implant
US4800639A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49861
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The metal bone implant is constructed with thin sheets of superplastic material which are deformed into irregular contours. The sheets are welded to the solid base element of the implant and thereafter deformed outwardly under fluid presure to an irregular shape.
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