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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Weidong Tong, Warsaw, IN (US);
Lawrence Salvati, Goshen, IN (US);
Stephanie Vass, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC., Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to articles comprising a cobalt-chromium alloy and bearing a surface oxide layer that has a thickness of 20 to 40 Å, is enriched in chromium relative to said article, and includes a plurality of indentions that, independently, have a diameter of from about 40 to about 500 nm. Such articles can be suitable for implantation in a mammal.