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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Smed-ta/td, Llc, Columbia City, IN (US);
Inventors:
Gregory C. Stalcup, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Paul S. Nebosky, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Kreigh R. Williams, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
SMed-TA/TD, LLC, Columbia City, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01);
Abstract
An orthopaedic implant includes: a first porous ingrowth material region; a second porous ingrowth material region coupled to the first porous ingrowth material region; and an intermediate region disposed between the first porous ingrowth material region and the second porous ingrowth material region. The intermediate region has a stiffness that differs from at least one of the first porous ingrowth material region or the second porous ingrowth material region.