Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Diffusion-hardened medical implant
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Application No.: US16719809Application Date: 2019-12-18
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Publication No.: US11260145B2Publication Date: 2022-03-01
- Inventor: Vivek Pawar , Shilesh C. Jani , Carolyn L. Weaver
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis
- Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis
- Agency: Kacvinsky Daisak Bluni PLLC
- Main IPC: A61L27/10
- IPC: A61L27/10 ; A61F2/30 ; A61L27/30 ; A61L27/04 ; A61F2/28 ; A61L27/06 ; A61L27/50 ; A61F2/32 ; A61F2/38 ; A61F2/44
Abstract:
A composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition including a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further including a ceramic layer. Also provided are orthopedic implants made from the composition, methods of making the composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants from the composition.
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