Surface treatment for an implant surface
First Claim
1. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the implant being formed of a material comprising titanium, the method comprising the acts of:
- deforming at least a portion of a surface of the implant to produce a first micro-scale topography;
removing at least a portion of the surface to produce a second micro-scale topography superimposed on the first topography, the second micro-scale topography being generally less coarse than the first micro-scale topography; and
adding a submicron topography superimposed on the first and second micro-scale topographies, the submicron topography including tube-like structures.
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Abstract
A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone. The implant includes titanium. The method includes deforming at least a portion of a surface of the implant to produce a first micro-scale topography. The method further includes removing at least a portion of the surface to produce a second micro-scale topography superimposed on the first topography. The second micro-scale topography is generally less coarse than the first micro-scale topography. The method further includes adding a submicron topography superimposed on the first and second micro-scale topographies, the submicron topography including tube-like structures.
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1. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the implant being formed of a material comprising titanium, the method comprising the acts of:
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deforming at least a portion of a surface of the implant to produce a first micro-scale topography; removing at least a portion of the surface to produce a second micro-scale topography superimposed on the first topography, the second micro-scale topography being generally less coarse than the first micro-scale topography; and adding a submicron topography superimposed on the first and second micro-scale topographies, the submicron topography including tube-like structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the method comprising the acts of:
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grit blasting at least the portion of a surface of the implant to produce a first roughened surface including peak-to-valley heights of about 10 microns to about 30 microns; acid etching the grit blasted surface to produce a second roughened surface having peak-to-valley heights of less than about 10 microns superimposed on the first roughened surface; and providing a submicron topography superimposed on the second roughened surface, the submicron topography including nanoscale tube-like structures. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An implant to be implanted into living bone, the implant being formed of a material comprising titanium, the implant comprising:
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a first micro-scale topography; a second micro-scale topography superimposed on the first topography, the second micro-scale topography being generally less coarse than the first micro-scale topography; and a submicron topography superimposed on the first and second micro-scale topographies, the submicron topography including tube-like structures. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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