Method for producing implants
US9375294B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61C13/0003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for producing an implant including the following steps is provided: —providing a core element having a first material; —providing a negative mold of the implant; —inserting the core element and at least one anchoring element made of a second material into the negative mold, wherein the second material is thermoplastic, —closing the negative mold and applying an elevated deformation temperature, wherein at the deformation temperature the second material is plastically deformable, viscous, or liquid and the first material is solid, —cooling the negative mold together with the core element and the anchoring element, and—removing the resulting implant from the core element and the anchoring element from the negative mold.
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