Knee implant

• Main Authors: LEVEY IAN, BRADY MARK, WATKINS NEIL, THOMPSON NICOLA, BRISCOE ADAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 15.08.2023
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The present invention relates to a medical implant (10) comprising an implant body (12) comprising a polymeric material. The implant body has a bone facing interface (14) and an articulation interface (16). A reinforcement layer (18) is disposed on at least a portion of the bone-facing interface. The reinforcement layer is porous and is formed of a material having a higher stiffness than the polymeric material of the underlying bone-facing interface. 本发明涉及医疗植入物(10)，该医疗植入物包括含有聚合物材料的植入物主体(12)。该植入物主体具有面向骨的界面(14)和关节运动界面(16)。加强层(18)设置在该面向骨的界面的至少一部分上。该加强层是多孔的并且由具有比下面的该面向骨的界面的该聚合物材料更高的刚度的材料形成。