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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Depuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Imwinkelried, Seltisberg, CH;
Elliott Gruskin, Malvern, PA (US);
Andrea Montali, Basel, CH;
Stefan Beck, Niederdorf, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/80 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A degradation controlled metal implant and methods of controlling the degradation of the implant. In one embodiment, the implant includes a body, one or more apertures, and one or more fastener blanks fixed within one or more apertures. In another embodiment, the implant includes a body of a first material and a second material plated in various patterns over the first material.