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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Applicant:
Patrik Luscher, Pfaffikon, CH;
Inventor:
Patrik Luscher, Pfaffikon, CH;
Assignee:
Zimmer GmbH, Winterthur, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/86 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01); A61C 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/866 (2013.01); A61C 8/0012 (2013.01); A61C 8/0013 (2013.01); A61C 8/0016 (2013.01); A61C 13/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2/30756 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/4241 (2013.01); A61L 27/306 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/30907 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30841 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30884 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30899 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30962 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30973 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30985 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to porous orthopedic implants made from polymer preforms and a method of manufacturing the same. A polymer material may be formed into a preform, such as by an injection molding process or an additive manufacturing process. In an exemplary embodiment, the overall shape and the porous framework of the preform is predetermined to be substantially the same as the overall shape and the porous framework of the final orthopedic implant. Then, the preform may be pyrolyzed and coated with metal to form the final orthopedic implant.