Porous titanium femoral sleeves and their use in revision knee surgery
US8424183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns monolithic foam sleeves that comprises titanium or titanium alloy foam having a porosity of 50 to 85% and possess a proximal end, a distal end, an interior wall that defines an interior channel and extends from the proximal end to the distal end; and a terraced outer surface that tapers such that said sleeve is widest at the distal end and most narrow at the proximal end.
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