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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Robert Metzger, Wakarusa, IN (US);
Brian M. May, Warsaw, IN (US);
Daniel E. Williamson, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
BIOMET MANUFACTURING, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30734 (2013.01); A61F 2/3607 (2013.01); A61F 2/3662 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/30965 (2013.01); A61F 2/3672 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3021 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3096 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30217 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30332 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30342 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30406 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30487 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30578 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30738 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00341 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone augment for repairing a bone defect and associated method. The bone augment includes a porous body and a reinforcement member. The porous body defines a plurality of pores and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect. The reinforcement member is mounted on an exterior surface of the porous body and is configured to be intraoperatively shaped to correspond to the bone defect.