Osteonics Corp.

Scott K. Taylor

Paul Serekian

Robert G. Averill

Scott K Taylor

Robert G Averill

A layer of material is interposed between a metallic texture coating and the substrate of a component of a prosthetic implant, the layer being bonded to the substrate and, in turn, receiving the metallic texture coating so as to deter propagation of fatigue-induced cracks from the metallic texture coating into the substrate.

Metallic texture coated prosthetic implants

An adaptor is interposed between a socket in a ceramic femoral head component and a post on a femoral stem component in the femoral stem of a prosthetic hip joint to enable the use of a taper within the socket which is steeper than the taper on the post so as to reduce hoop stresses in the ceramic femoral head component while at the same time accomplishing securement of the ceramic femoral head component upon the post of the existing femoral stem component.

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Ridgewood, NJ, United States of America

Scott K Taylor