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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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian D. Burkinshaw, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Jack R. Frautschi, Athens, TX (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Orthopedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ;
Abstract
The surface molecules of a modified polymeric prosthetic device participate in the free radical polymerization reaction of a bone cement such as polymethylmethacrylate, thereby providing improved bonding between the prosthesis and the bone to which it is attached.