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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brian H. Thomas, Auburndale, FL (US);
Oludele O. Popoola, Granger, IN (US);
Joseph R. Vargas, Garnerville, NY (US);
Steven Seelman, Montclair, NJ (US);
Jeffrey P. Anderson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (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 2/42 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/36 (2013.01); A61F 2/3603 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/4003 (2013.01); A61F 2/42 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3098 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30138 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30143 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30878 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00161 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00395 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00574 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
An orthopedic implant including an articulation portion having a pyrolytic carbon bearing surface and a porous bone on- or in-growth structure, and methods of making the same.