Porous Metal Devices

• Main Authors: Zider, John, Carpenter, Scott, Duerig, Thomas, Zider, Robert B, Fanton, Gary S, Aihara, Hokuto
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.06.2019
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

Devices comprising a component which has an open porous structure composed of an alloy of nickel and titanium or a mixture of nickel and titanium. The devices can be implanted in a mammalian body and provide desired interaction with protein, blood, ions, bone cells, and tissue. The devices are particularly useful for providing a substrate for the ingrowth of bone. In the open pore structure, preferably more than 95% of the pores having a size of 50-1000 μm, particularly 50-600 μm, with a pore size standard deviation of 250 μm or less, particularly of 150 μm or less, and an average porosity by volume of 40-80%. When the device is implanted adjacent to a cancellous bone, the porous component preferably has a modulus of 0.1-1.2 GPa. When the device is implanted adjacent to cortical bone, the porous component preferably has a modulus of 16 to 24 GPa. The devices are also useful for filtering a liquid.