Method of treating a metal prosthetic device prior to surgical implantation to enhance bone growth relative thereto following implantation
US5080671A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/923
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Metal prosthetic devices to be surgically implanted are heated prior to implantation thereof to a temperature between 110.degree. C. and 430.degree. C. for a period of from twenty minutes to three hours. Such heating enhances bone growth relative to the prosthetic device following implantation.
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