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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory C. Stalcup, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Joseph W. Jurick, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); B29C 65/006 (2013.01); B29C 65/02 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30967 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30968 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of forming an orthopaedic implant includes: placing a bonding portion of a mating part in an opening formed in an implant body, the opening defining a variable opening width; and heat bonding the bonding portion to the material to bond the mating part to the implant body.