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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Shilesh C. Jani, Memphis, TN (US);
Vivek Devidas Pawar, Germantown, TN (US);
Carolyn L. Weaver, Collierville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Shilesh C. Jani, Memphis, TN (US);
Vivek Devidas Pawar, Germantown, TN (US);
Carolyn L. Weaver, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B22F 7/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); C04B 37/02 (2006.01); C22C 29/00 (2006.01); C22C 32/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/306 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61L 27/04 (2013.01); B22F 7/06 (2013.01); C04B 37/026 (2013.01); C22C 29/00 (2013.01); C22C 32/00 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/3859 (2013.01); A61F 2/40 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3098 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30922 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30968 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30971 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); A61F 2002/365 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3611 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0073 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0088 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00089 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00131 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00179 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00203 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00239 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00269 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00281 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00287 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00299 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00317 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00598 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00604 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00634 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00748 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00766 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00784 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00856 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00886 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00892 (2013.01); B22F 2999/00 (2013.01); C04B 2235/666 (2013.01); C04B 2237/064 (2013.01); C04B 2237/122 (2013.01); C04B 2237/123 (2013.01); C04B 2237/343 (2013.01); C04B 2237/348 (2013.01); C04B 2237/36 (2013.01); C04B 2237/365 (2013.01); C04B 2237/368 (2013.01); C04B 2237/403 (2013.01); C04B 2237/405 (2013.01); C04B 2237/58 (2013.01); C04B 2237/704 (2013.01); C04B 2237/72 (2013.01); Y10T 428/252 (2015.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an orthopaedic implant made of a ceramic metal composite. The composite includes one phase that is a biocompatible metal or metal alloy and a second phase of ceramic particles examples of which include carbides, nitrides and/or oxides. In some embodiments, the implant comprises a homogeneous ceramic layer as part of a multilayered composition. In some embodiments, the multilayered composition comprises a homogeneous metal layer.