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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Cyril Voisard, Langendorf, CH;
Goetz Thorwarth, Langendorf, CH;
Markus Kraft, Oberdorf, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61K 6/083 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthopedic implant comprising a metallic substrate coated with a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer, and a layer of a polymeric material placed over the DLC layer that is less stiff than the substrate, and methods of manufacturing the same.