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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:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles O. Townley, Port Huron, MI (US);
Kurt C. Frisch, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Aisa Sendijarevic, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
BioPro, Inc., Port Huron, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 ; A61F 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 ; A61F 2/02 ;
Abstract
An article of manufacture for load bearing medical use such as a joint implant suitable for total joint replacement. The article comprises a polyurethane-containing component and is monolithic with respect to polyurethane-containing component(s). The joint for long term load applications is structurally an articulated joint and the polyurethane component provides a surface for articulation with the polyurethane.