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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Vito NV, Mol, BE;
Inventors:
Steven Mullens, Mol, BE;
Lidia Protasova, Mol, BE;
Simge Danaci, Grenoble, FR;
Dirk Vangeneugden, Mol, BE;
Jasper Lefevere, Mol, BE;
Assignee:
VITO NV, Mol, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30907 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30006 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30028 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30769 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30914 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01); A61F 2002/348 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical implant may include a porous structure with interconnected pores for ingrowth of bone into the porous structure. The porous structure has an arrangement of fibres which are attached to one another, the fibres being arranged in stacked layers. The porous structure has a surface including different regions having different porosities. A method of making the above surgical implant is also described.