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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eugene W White, Rossiter, PA (US);
Assignee:
Interpore Orthopaedics, inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 623 16 ; 623 18 ;
Abstract
A three-dimensional porous mesh structure is prepared from a two-dimensional 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 two-dimensional sheet is formed into the three-dimensional porous mesh structure which emulates osteon-evacuated bone.