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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:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene W White, Rossiter, PA (US);
Assignee:
Interpore International, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428131 ; 428134 ; 428220 ; 428213 ; 428338 ; 4283044 ; 4283142 ; 4283155 ; 4283193 ; 428166 ; 428178 ; 428137 ; 623-1 ; 623-8 ; 623 11 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
A porous article comprising a three-dimensional network of interconnecting pores and a void volume between twenty and eighty percent. The porous article is manufactured using a specifically delineated mesh structure wherein the pore size, void volume and material properties are tightly controlled and easily varied. The resulting material is advantageously applied to several bio-medical applications, including reconstructive surgery and arterial replacement.