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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
James Davidson, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
William Rezach, Covington, TN (US);
Rodney Ballard, Lakeland, TN (US);
Assignee:
WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); C22C 27/00 (2006.01); C22C 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/047 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); C22C 27/00 (2013.01); C22C 27/04 (2013.01); A61L 2430/12 (2013.01); A61L 2430/22 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices, such as implants, having a high-modulus alloy. The alloy includes a biocompatible refractory-metal-based alloy having multiple refractory metals. The alloy has an elastic modulus above about 300 GPa. The alloy comprises 30-35% tungsten, 60% molybdenum, and 5-10% niobium. The alloy is absent of rhenium.