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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Inventors:
Vivek Pawar, Germantown, TN (US);
Shilesh C Jani, Memphis, TN (US);
Carolyn L Weaver, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2/30767 (2013.01); A61L 27/047 (2013.01); A61L 27/30 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/38 (2013.01); A61F 2/44 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30016 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30922 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30929 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00089 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00485 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00592 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00598 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00856 (2013.01); Y10T 428/12611 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition comprising a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further comprising a ceramic layer. The present invention relates to orthopedic implants comprising the new composition, methods of making the new composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants comprising the new composition.