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Method for producing undercut micro recesses in a surface, a surgical implant made thereby, and method for fixing an implant to bone

US6599322B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2001
Grant dateJul 29, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2310/00329
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical implant having a datum surface for engaging tissue. Embodiments of the surgical implant include a recess in an original datum surface having a sharp undercut ovoid configuration and a multiplicity of recesses that are interconnected.

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