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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Keith E. Miller, Germantown, TN (US);
Adriaan J. Kuyler, Germantown, TN (US);
Colleen M. Mignogna, Southaven, MS (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/118 (2017.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 70/00 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30942 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); B29C 64/118 (2017.08); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An approach is provided for a three-dimensional (3D) printing method for forming a 3D object. The approach provides for printing a structure of the 3D object by depositing a thermoplastic material, in which the thermoplastic material is radiolucent. The approach provides for printing one or more radio-opaque markers by depositing another material, which includes at least a radio-opaque material. The approach integrates the one or more radio-opaque markers with the structure of the 3D object.