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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2008
Alfred S. Despres, Iii, Davis, CA (US);
Eugene J. Elwood, Cedar Knolls, NJ (US);
Robert R. Aharonov, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Peter Ehlers, Allensbach, DE;
Knut Andersen, Allensbach-Hegne, DE;
Alfred S. Despres, III, Davis, CA (US);
Eugene J. Elwood, Cedar Knolls, NJ (US);
Robert R. Aharonov, Rockaway, NJ (US);
Peter Ehlers, Allensbach, DE;
Knut Andersen, Allensbach-Hegne, DE;
Consensus Orthopedics, Inc., El Dorado Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for implants with composite coatings to promote tissue in-growth and/or on-growth. An implant includes: a substrate; a structured surface formed on at least a portion of the substrate; and a biocompatible coating deposited on at least a fraction of the structured surface. The systems and methods provide advantages in that the implant has good biocompatibility while the biocompatible coating has good strength.