Composite prosthesis and method of manufacture
US5480449A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49897
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A process for making a composite stem for a prosthesis by providing a tapered metal core with a predetermined cross section and a composite shell having a tapered cavity having a cross sectional configuration to receive the metal core. Adhesive is applied to the metal core and the core is placed in the cavity and pressure is applied along the axis of the metal core toward the smaller end of the core to force the core against the composite shell and heat is applied with the pressure to bond the composite shell to the metal core.
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