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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Aaron M. Noble, Newnan, GA (US);
Guoqiang Mao, Smyrna, GA (US);
Sebastien P. Henry, Smyrna, GA (US);
Inventors:
Aaron M. Noble, Newnan, GA (US);
Guoqiang Mao, Smyrna, GA (US);
Sebastien P. Henry, Smyrna, GA (US);
Assignee:
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/26 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides selectively laser sintered porous polymeric articles and methods of making and using the same. In one embodiment, a method of the present invention comprises providing a first layer of particles of a first polymeric material, heating selected locations of the first layer to sinter particles of the first polymeric material to form a three-dimensional article, the three-dimensional article having a porosity of at least about 30 percent.