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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:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James P Wingo, Stone Mountain, GA (US);
John R Miller, Woodstock, GA (US);
Assignee:
Porex Technologies Corp., Fairburn, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ; 623 11 ;
Abstract
A implant for cranioplasty made of porous high density polyethylene is provided. The implant has a smooth upper surface and a lower surface characterized by a plurality of conical extensions. The implant is flexible so that it can conform to the contour of the cranium and can be cut with a scalpel or surgical scissors or bone cutters. The shape of the implant allows a surgeon to easily adapt the implant to fit into cranial defects such as those caused by harvesting bone grafts.