IMPLANT SURFACES THAT ENHANCE OSTEOINDUCTION

An orthopedic implant having a titanium or titanium alloy body with a plurality of surfaces. The orthopedic implant is produced according to a process comprising the steps of: (a) additively building the orthopedic implant; and then (b) mechanically, chemically, or mechanically and chemically erodin...

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Main Authors MARK E BERG, JENNIFER M SCHNEIDER, MICHELLE B GALLAGHER
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.09.2020
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Summary:An orthopedic implant having a titanium or titanium alloy body with a plurality of surfaces. The orthopedic implant is produced according to a process comprising the steps of: (a) additively building the orthopedic implant; and then (b) mechanically, chemically, or mechanically and chemically eroding one or more surfaces of the orthopedic implant to (i) remove alpha case from, and (ii) impart an osteoinducting roughness including micro-scale structures and nano-scale structures into, the one or more surfaces.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20190001226