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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph R. Vargas, Garnerville, NY (US);
Steven Seelman, Montclair, NJ (US);
David B. Roberts, Bedminster, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 16/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); C23C 16/44 (2006.01); C23C 16/04 (2006.01); C23C 16/455 (2006.01); C23C 16/458 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); B22F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); C23C 16/045 (2013.01); C23C 16/08 (2013.01); C23C 16/4405 (2013.01); C23C 16/458 (2013.01); C23C 16/45557 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30981 (2013.01); B22F 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to improvements in chemical vapor infiltration processes and devices for depositing a biocompatible material onto a porous substrate to form an orthopedic implant. The substrate may be formed of reticulated vitreous foam and coated with tantalum, niobium, tungsten, or other biocompatible materials.