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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory C. Stalcup, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Paul S. Nebosky, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); B29C 65/54 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61F 2/30749 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); B29C 65/542 (2013.01); B29C 66/727 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30677 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30827 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3863 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic implant includes a main body having a surface with at least one bonding feature, at least one porous material having a plurality of pores, and a bonding material placed in the plurality of pores of the at least one porous material and the at least one bonding feature to form a bond between the at least one porous material and the main body.