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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2001
Applicants:
Gordon Blunn, North Hertfordshire, GB;
Justin Cobb, London, GB;
Allen Goodship, Hertfordshire, GB;
Paul Unwin, Hertfordshire, GB;
Inventors:
Gordon Blunn, North Hertfordshire, GB;
Justin Cobb, London, GB;
Allen Goodship, Hertfordshire, GB;
Paul Unwin, Hertfordshire, GB;
Assignee:
University College London, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A transcutaneous prosthesis is disclosed comprising a first component () shaped for implantation into a bone (), a second component () intended for location between the bone () and the skin, and a third component () intended for location exterior to the skin surface, having a low surface energy which deters bacterial adhesion. The second component () may carry an adhesion-promoting protein.