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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert C Cohen, Rockaway Twsp., NJ (US);
Michael J Christie, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Implex Corporation, Allendale, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 23 ; 606 65 ;
Abstract
A prosthesis for interfacing with an internal region of a bone of a given structure and function such as a femoral head and/or neck, wherein the internal region of the bone can be an avascular necrotic region. The prosthesis comprises porous filling member for filling a cored channel provided in the internal region of the bone to provide mechanical stability which preserves the function and the structure of the bone and accommodate an ingrowth of healthy vascularized bone tissue into the internal region of the bone. Also, a method for mechanically stabilizing a bone using the prosthesis.