Method and apparatus for use of porous implants
US8266780B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49865
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orthopedic implant. The implant includes a metal portion having an internal three-dimensional cavity, the cavity having an opening to an outer surface of the metal portion, a ledge circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the opening, and a porous metal insert formed in a three-dimensional shape conforming to the shape of the cavity and enclosed by the cavity without being bonded to the cavity. The insert is retained inside the cavity by the ledge.
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