Zimmer Gmbh

Lawrence F Peek

Jeffrey P Anderson

Devendra Gorhe

Gregory M Hippensteel

Steve M Allen

Peter Stanley Walker

John Edward Meyers

Clarence M Panchison

Douglas G Branscome

Joel G Scrafton

Peter E Darrigan

David M Miller

Gary D Bos

Kimberly Les

Kelly A Timmons

Mary I O'Connor

Robert E Montgomery

Casey Harmon

Ernust U Conrad

Gregory Hippensteel

A method for bonding a porous tantalum structure to a substrate is provided. The method comprises providing a substrate comprising cobalt or a cobalt-chromium alloy; an interlayer consisting essentially of at least one of hafnium, manganese, niobium, palladium, zirconium, titanium, or alloys or combinations thereof; and a porous tantalum structure. Heat and pressure are applied to the substrate, the interlayer, and the porous tantalum structure to achieve solid-state diffusion between the substrate and the interlayer and between the interlayer and the porous tantalum structure.

Method for bonding a tantalum structure to a cobalt-alloy substrate

Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue structures to orthopedic implants. In one exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal tibial implant. In another exemplary embodiment, the methods and apparatuses are used to attach soft tissue and/or bone to a proximal femoral implant.

Methods and apparatuses for attaching tissue to orthopaedic implants

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Lawrence F Peek