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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Poriferous, Llc, Newnan, GA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Noble, Newnan, GA (US);
Jaing Qian, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
Poriferous, LLC, Newnan, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); B29D 11/02 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2875 (2013.01); A61F 2/2846 (2013.01); A61L 27/14 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); B29D 11/023 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2878 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); A61L 2430/16 (2013.01); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0056 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention described herein thus provide implants and methods for manufacturing an implant having an outer cortical layer that is porous. The porous outer cortical layer can help encourage tissue ingrowth into the implant. The porous outer cortical layer may be positioned around a core structure this is solid or that has a hollow interior. The core structure may be spherical or any other appropriate shape for a medical implant.