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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Mark Joseph Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Pamela Lynn Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Herbert Eugene Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Terrence David Whalen, Leesburg, IN (US);
Mark Joseph Pelo, Macy, IN (US);
Pamela Lynn Plouhar, South Bend, IN (US);
Herbert Eugene Schwartz, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Prasanna Malaviya, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Terrence David Whalen, Leesburg, IN (US);
DePuy Products, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Orthopaedic devices are disclosed. The devices include a part that is made of extracellular matrix material that has been hardened. One method of hardening the extracellular matrix is to comminute naturally occurring extracellular matrix and dry the comminuted material. The hardened extracellular matrix material can be machined to form a variety of orthopaedic devices.