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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Wesley Johnson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Orthomet, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ; 623 18 ; 623 22 ; 128 / ; 128 / ;
Abstract
A bone implant prosthesis having an outer stress-free surface and a subsurface carried generally beneath and parallel to the outer surface for bearing tensile stresses. The prosthesis of the invention includes a plurality of slots undercutting the outer surface of the prosthesis thus forming a stress bearing subsurface to free the outer surface from being subjected to substantial stresses. The stress-free outer surface is readily adaptable to receive a porous coating to enhance bone ingrowth without decreasing the stress resistance characteristics of the prosthesis.