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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Michael Wallick, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Michael Wallick, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30014 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00796 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to orthopedic implants including a porous, non-metallic, bone interface or outer bone contacting surface adapted for promoting bone ingrowth into the pores of such surface. The present disclosure also relates to orthopedic implants having a porous, non-metallic and/or polymeric bone interface or outer bone contacting surface wherein the implant has a stiffness that approaches or substantially matches the stiffness of the surrounding bone and thereby reduces the effects of stress shielding. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making such implants.