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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
John L. White, Bartlett, TN (US);
Bradley T. Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Eddie Ray, Iii, Collierville, TN (US);
Charles L. Branch, Advance, NC (US);
John L. White, Bartlett, TN (US);
Bradley T. Estes, Durham, NC (US);
Eddie Ray, III, Collierville, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a porous bone implant (, and), a method of manufacturing the implant and a method of orthopedic treatment. The mesh implant can be manufactured using extrusion techniques and a variety of cutting and machining processes to provide the implant with the desired structural features and in the required dimensions to be matingly received within the bone defect or cavity. The implant can be used to strengthen bone structures and support bone tissue adjacent to a defect of cavity. Thus, the implant can be used to provide improved treatment of patients having bone defects or diseases with decreased postoperative pain and a shorter recovery time.