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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Metal Industries Research&development Centre, Kaohsiung, TW;
Inventors:
Wei-Ching Wang, Kaohsiung, TW;
Yen-Nien Chen, Kaohsiung, TW;
Tzyy-Ker Sue, Kaohsiung, TW;
For-Son Wang, Taichung, TW;
Wei-Jen Shih, Kaohsiung, TW;
Wei-Te Chen, Changhua County, TW;
Assignee:
METAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, Kaohsiung, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/44 (2006.01); B22F 3/11 (2006.01); B22F 7/06 (2006.01); C22C 1/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); B22F 3/10 (2006.01); B22F 5/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/447 (2013.01); A61L 27/04 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); B22F 3/1109 (2013.01); B22F 3/1121 (2013.01); B22F 7/06 (2013.01); C22C 1/0458 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30957 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30968 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4475 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00011 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01); B22F 3/10 (2013.01); B22F 5/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intervertebral implant is a porous structure formed of a plurality of metal balls, and the intervertebral implant includes a bone support area and a bone growth area. The bone support area and the bone growth area each have a plurality of connecting holes, and a porosity of the bone support area is smaller than that of the bone growth area.