Multi-component non-biodegradable implant, a method of making and a method of implantation
US9545310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7532
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implant having at least three components, namely, a solid hydrogel, a porous hydrogel adjacent to or surrounding the solid hydrogel (together considered “the hydrogel”), and a porous rigid base. The solid hydrogel and porous rigid base carry joint load, and the porous hydrogel layer and the porous rigid base allow for cellular migration into and around the implant. The invention is also a novel method of manufacturing the implant, a novel method of implanting the implant, and a method of treating, repairing or replacing biological tissue, more preferably musculoskeletal tissue, with the implant.
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