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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard B Kaplan, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ultramet, Pacoima, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ; A61F / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ; 623 11 ; 623 66 ; 427-2 ;
Abstract
A tantalum open cell structure is formed by chemical vapor deposition onto a reticulated carbon foam substrate. Tantalum has a long history of use as an implant material, in both bone and soft tissue. This lightweight, strong, porous structure, mimicking the microstructure of natural cancellous bone, acts as a matrix for the incorporation of bone, providing optimal permeability and a high surface area to encourage new bone ingrowth.
Published as:
EP0560279A1; US5282861A; JPH07255832A; EP0560279B1; DE69328843D1; ES2148191T3; DE69328843T2; JP3445301B2;