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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
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 porous ingrowth material body including a porous ingrowth material including a polymer and configured to be implanted within the spine of a human or a non-human animal, the material body comprising a top surface and a bottom surface and a through-hole extending through the material body from the top surface to the bottom surface, the material body having at least one pin opening that extends from the top surface toward the bottom surface; and at least one pin placed in the at least one pin opening.