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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2018
Happe Spine Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Ryan K. Roeder, Granger, IN (US);
Gabriel L. Converse, Lafayette, IN (US);
Stephen M. Smith, South Bend, IN (US);
HAPPE SPINE LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
Implantable devices for orthopedic, including spine and other uses are formed of porous reinforced polymer scaffolds. Scaffolds include a thermoplastic polymer forming a porous matrix that has continuously interconnected pores. The porosity and the size of the pores within the scaffold are selectively formed during synthesis of the composite material, and the composite material includes a plurality of reinforcement particles integrally formed within and embedded in the matrix and exposed on the pore surfaces. The reinforcement particles provide one or more of reinforcement, bioactivity, or bioresorption.