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 date | Oct 12, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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