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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:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene W White, Rossiter, PA (US);
Assignee:
Interpore International, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428131 ; 428134 ; 428156 ; 428220 ; 428213 ; 428338 ; 623 11 ; 623 16 ; 264220 ; 264227 ; 264310 ;
Abstract
A porous mesh structure is prepared in sheet form having a unique arrangement of main and secondary troughs on a first surface, and openings extending therethrough. The arrangement of troughs and openings creates an elaborate matrix of pores when the sheet is layer on itself in a front to back manner. This arrangement of pores and support structure emulates certain cortical bone structures and is therefore very effective as an artificial bone material. In addition, the porous structure has significant other potential uses outside the medical field and can be effectively applied accordingly, based on its fundamental structural attributes.