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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Mark A. Bollinger, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Brian M. May, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Mark A. Bollinger, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Brian M. May, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopedic implant. The implant includes a metal portion having an internal three-dimensional cavity, the cavity having an opening to an outer surface of the metal portion, a ledge circumferentially surrounding at least a portion of the opening, and a porous metal insert formed in a three-dimensional shape conforming to the shape of the cavity and enclosed by the cavity without being bonded to the cavity. The insert is retained inside the cavity by the ledge.