Biomet Manufacturing Corporation

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James B Fleming

Mukesh Kumar

Jason D Meridew

Ned M Hamman

Elizabeth A Schlueter

Isaac Janson

A method for providing a porous metal implant. A mixture of a biocompatible metal, a spacing agent, and a binder is provided. The mixture is formed into a shaped the spacing agent is removed to form a plurality of pores in the implant. A shaped porous metal implant is also provided.

Method and apparatus for forming porous metal implants

A method for providing a porous metal implant. A mixture of biocompatible metal, a spacing agent, and a binder is provided. The mixture is formed into a shape and the spacing agent is removed to form a plurality of pores in the implant. A shaped porous metal is also provided.

Method for forming porous metal implants

Medical implants having a ceramic body reinforced with a plurality of metal wires. Methods of making the implant and methods of implanting the medical implant are also provided.

Reinforced medical implants

A portable can compactor of the present invention includes a housing, a chamber in the housing sized to accept aluminum beverage cans for compacting. A ram is reciprocally driven in the chamber to compact cans against a front wall or anvil of the chamber. The ram front surface is sloped relative to the anvil to reduce the amount of force needed to compact a can. A feed control includes a vane which pivots between an opened and a closed position in response to movement of the ram to prevent a second can from entering the chamber before a first can exits the chamber. The compactor is operated by a momentary-on push button switch. The switch is surrounded by a guard wall which extends around a least a portion of the push-button switch. A cut-off switch is closed by a removable feed tray when the feed tray is mounted to the compactor housing. The compactor therefore cannot be operated without the feed tray mounted to the housing. A support platform is provided to mount the can compactor over a collection or recycling bin, so that compacted cans (and residual fluids) will fall into the bin after they are compacted and exit the compactor. The support platform reinforces plastic recycling bins to substantially prevent an upper edge of the bin from bending over in response to the weight of the compactor.

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Warsaw, IN, United States of America

James B Fleming