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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Casey K. Lee, Florham Park, NJ (US);
George Makris, West Orange, NJ (US);
Alastair J. T. Clemow, Princeton, NJ (US);
Casey K. Lee, Florham Park, NJ (US);
George Makris, West Orange, NJ (US);
Alastair J. T. Clemow, Princeton, NJ (US);
K2M, Inc., Leesburg, VA (US);
Abstract
A surgical implant, especially an artificial intervertebral disc, includes a rigid substrate () having a porous attachment structure () that covers a portion of the substrate and an elastomeric body () that is fastened to the substrate by impregnating the porous attachment structure. The porous attachment structure has a net porosity greater than 21.5%. The porous attachment structure may be, for example, a perforated plate or a screen spaced from a substrate surface, or a layer of trabecular metal or an open-cellular material.