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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Difusion Technologies, Inc., Georgetown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DiFusion Technologies, Inc., Georgetown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/442 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61L 27/446 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0071 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices such as orthopedic implants are composed of a thermoplastic resin such as polyaryletheretherketone (PEEK), and include a ceramic species, such as a zeolite, to enhance its hydrophilic properties. The ceramic species can be a surface coating, can be incorporated or embedded into the thermoplastic resin, or can be both a surface coating and incorporated or embedded into the resin. In certain embodiments, the ceramic species is zeolite that is incorporated into the device, especially at the exposed surface of the device, and is devoid of antimicrobial metal ions. The device is introduced into the body surgically.