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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Nuvasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ali R. Mehrabi, Glendale, CA (US);

Reza Mehrabi, Glendale, CA (US);

Rishikesh K. Bharadwaj, Glendale, CA (US);

Eugene Rozenbaoum, Glendale, CA (US);

Frank Chica, Glendale, CA (US);

Assignee:

NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/20 (2006.01); B29C 43/28 (2006.01); B29C 67/08 (2006.01); B29C 43/22 (2006.01); B05D 1/10 (2006.01); B05D 1/12 (2006.01); B29C 39/14 (2006.01); B29K 105/04 (2006.01); B29C 43/34 (2006.01); B05C 19/00 (2006.01); C08J 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 67/202 (2013.01); B05C 19/00 (2013.01); B05D 1/10 (2013.01); B05D 1/12 (2013.01); B29C 39/14 (2013.01); B29C 43/22 (2013.01); B29C 43/228 (2013.01); B29C 43/28 (2013.01); B29C 67/08 (2013.01); C08J 9/26 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3494 (2013.01); B29K 2105/04 (2013.01); C08J 2201/0444 (2013.01); Y10T 428/139 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2975 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract

Multiple processes for preparing porous articles are described. The porous articles can be in a wide array of shapes and configurations. The methods include providing a soluble material in particulate form and forming a packed region from the material. The methods also include contacting a flowable polymeric material with the packed region such that the polymeric material is disposed in voids in the packed region. The polymeric material is then at least partially solidified. The soluble material is then removed such as by solvent washing to thereby produce desired porous articles. Also described are systems for performing the various processes.


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