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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
MX Orthopedics, Corp., Billerica, MA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Fonte, Concord, MA (US);
Matthew Palmer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
MX Orthopedics, Corp., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/30907 (2013.01); A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3028 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3084 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30579 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30911 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30912 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30914 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30919 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30929 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dynamic porous coating for an orthopedic implant, wherein the dynamic porous coating is adapted to apply an expansive force against adjacent bone so as to fill gaps between the dynamic porous coating and adjacent bone and to create an interference fit between the orthopedic implant and the adjacent bone.