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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Erik Erbe, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Anthony Ruggiero, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Erik Erbe, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Anthony Ruggiero, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A spinal implant body, including a body volumehaving an inferior portionA, a superior portionB, and a central portionC disposed between the inferior and superior portionsA,B. The bodyfurther includes a first bioactive polymer portionA distributed throughout body volume, a second bioactive ceramic portionA distributed throughout the body volume, and a third interconnected pore network portionA (which may be filled with a fourth fugitive portionA) distributed throughout the body volume. The central portionC is less porous than the inferior and superior portionsA,B and the pores in the inferior portionA are on average larger than the pores in the central portionC.