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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Oludele O. Popoola, Granger, IN (US);
David M. Miller, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Anderson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian H. Thomas, Lakeland, FL (US);
Inventors:
Oludele O. Popoola, Granger, IN (US);
David M. Miller, Warsaw, IN (US);
Jeffrey P. Anderson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Brian H. Thomas, Lakeland, FL (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/06 (2006.01); A61L 27/10 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 27/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/10 (2013.01); A61L 27/306 (2013.01);
Abstract
Monoblock orthopedic and/or dental implants are disclosed. The monoblock implants include a ceramic articulating surface and an osseointegrative bone-contacting surface. Methods of making such implants also disclosed.