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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Gerhard E. Maale, Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Gerhard E. Maale, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/4059 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/3607 (2013.01); A61F 2/3804 (2013.01); A61F 2/384 (2013.01); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2853 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30331 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30461 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30604 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30688 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30909 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3822 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4018 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01);
Abstract
The improved endoprosthetic device surface treatment encourages soft tissue attachment thereto. A porous mesh surface treatment creates on an outer surface of the endoprosthetic device a three-dimensional surface structure similar to cancellous bone. Suture attachment features are provided at various locations around the treated surface structure to initially affix a vascularized soft tissue to the treated surface. As the patient heals the soft tissue grows and infiltrates the porous mesh surface to achieve an attachment strength substantially equal to the surrounding tissue.