Diamicron, Inc.

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Dimicron, Inc.

Dean C Blackburn

Clayton Frank Gardinier

Richard H Dixon

Bill Jordan Pope

Michael Alexander Vail

Louis M Pope

Kenneth M Jensen

Jeffrey K Taylor

Jeffery Karl Taylor

Troy J Medford

Louis McConkie Pope, Ii

Victoriano Carvajal

Troy Medford

David P Harding

Clayton F Gardinier

Mark E Richards

Victoriano Carbajal

Art B Curnow

Victorian Carvajal

Peter C Cook

Jeffery K Taylor

Bill J Pope

Michael A Vail

An improved composition of titanium sintered titanium carbide is provided. The composition provides an improved degree of strength and toughness and improved compatibility with medical imaging. The composition provides good compatibility with sintered polycrystalline diamond, achieving a good mechanical fit in terms of the combined compressibility and thermal expansion during the sintering process to minimize stress or cracking between the substrate and the diamond layer.

Use of Ti and Nb cemented in TiC in prosthetic joints

Articulating diamond-surfaced spinal implants are disclosed. The implants use sintered polycrystalline articulation surfaces which are attached to spinal endplates and which are implanted to replace damaged spinal joints. The implants provide a long wearing and biocompatible articulation surface. Materials which may be used to make the spinal implants and manufacturing and finishing techniques for making the implants are also disclosed.

Articulating diamond-surfaced spinal implants

Diamond bearings and bearing components are disclosed. Some embodiments of the bearings and bearing components include polycrystalline diamond compacts sintered under high pressure and high temperature to create a diamond table chemically and mechanically bonded to a substrate, the diamond table presenting a durable and thermally stable load bearing and articulation surface.

Bearings, races and components thereof having diamond and other superhard surfaces

Use of Ti and Nb cemented in TiC in prosthetic joints, such as prosthetic joint components made from sintered superhard materials.

Method for making a sintered superhard prosthetic joint component

Carbides as substrates in prosthetic joints, particularly in sintered polycrystalline diamond compacts and sintered cubic boron nitride compacts.

Method of making components for prosthetic joints

Articulating diamond-surfaced spinal implants are disclosed. Materials which may be used to make the spinal implants and manufacturing and finishing techniques for making the implants are also disclosed.

Brut polishing of superhard materials to remove positive asperities by use of pressure and heat.

Brut polishing of superhard materials

CoCrMo can be used to enhance biocompatibility of a sintered polycrystalline diamond compact.

Use of CoCrMo to augment biocompatibility in polycrystalline diamond compacts

Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers in superhard constructs.

Use of gradient layers and stress modifiers to fabricate composite constructs

Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint.

Diamond-surfaced femoral head for use in a prosthetic joint

Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers.

Prosthetic hip joint having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers

Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component.

Prosthetic joint component having at least one solid polycrystalline diamond component

Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact.

Prosthetic joint component having at least one sintered polycrystalline diamond compact articulation surface and substrate surface topographical features in said polycrystalline diamond compact

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Springville, UT, United States of America

Dean C Blackburn