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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
William O'neill, Liverpool, GB;
Christopher J. Sutcliffe, Liverpool, GB;
Eric Jones, Limerick, IE;
Robin Stamp, Manchester, GB;
William O'Neill, Liverpool, GB;
Christopher J. Sutcliffe, Liverpool, GB;
Eric Jones, Limerick, IE;
Robin Stamp, Manchester, GB;
Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Mahwah, NJ (US);
The University of Liverpool, , GB;
Abstract
The present invention disclosed a method of producing a three-dimensional porous tissue in-growth structure. The method includes the steps of depositing a first layer of metal powder and scanning the first layer of metal powder with a laser beam to form a portion of a plurality of predetermined unit cells. Depositing at least one additional layer of metal powder onto a previous layer and repeating the step of scanning a laser beam for at least one of the additional layers in order to continuing forming the predetermined unit cells. The method further includes continuing the depositing and scanning steps to form a medical implant.