BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTABLE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, wherein two or more of the pores are interconnected below the surface of the material.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to improved biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, of which one or more of the pores are interconnected below the surface of the material. The improved biomedical implantable material may be used in biomedical implant devices such as orthopedic implants, spinal implants, neurocranial implants, maxillofacial implants, and joint replacement implants. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing an improved biomedical implantable material, comprising subjecting an implantable material to a pore-forming treatment and optionally further subjecting the material to a surface-modifying treatment. The biomedical implantable material may be used in other applications, which as applications where two surfaces are contacted and bonding between the surfaces is required.
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- 1. An biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, wherein two or more of the pores are interconnected below the surface of the material.
- 13. A process for preparing an improved biomedical implantable material, comprising subjecting an implantable material to a pore-forming treatment to form a plurality of pores, wherein one or more pores are interconnected below the surface of the implantable material.
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