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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven L. Krebs, Arlington, TX (US);
Dirk L. Pletcher, Walkerton, IN (US);
Ray Gsell, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Dale F. Swarts, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gregory S. Meadows, Warsaw, IN (US);
Gregory K. Taylor, Barberton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/28 ; B29C 3/508 ; B29C 4/302 ; B29C 4/352 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/32 ; A61F 2/28 ; B29C 3/508 ; B29C 4/302 ; B29C 4/352 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a bearing for use in an orthopaedic implant, comprises the steps of: providing a radiation source; positioning a bearing material at a distance away from the radiation source; installing a shield over at least a portion of the bearing material; irradiating the bearing material through the shield using the radiation source; and forming a bearing surface on the bearing material.