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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Christian Debry, Paris, FR;
André Walder, L'Hay les Roses, FR;
Inventors:
Christian Debry, Paris, FR;
André Walder, L'Hay les Roses, FR;
Assignees:
Protip SAS, Lingolsheim, FR;
Universite Louis Pasteur (ULP), Strasbourg, FR;
Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg (HUS), Strasbourg, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 3/15 (2006.01); A61F 2/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for obtaining a metal implant for open porosity tissue support and/or replacement, characterized in that it comprises the following steps: (i) selecting a mould, (ii) arranging in the mould a solid metal core (), (iii) filling the volume of the mould () still available with a powder of microspheres (), (iv) consolidating the microspheres () with each other as well as with said at least one solid core () by electrical discharge sintering.