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IMPLANTS AND METHDOS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

  • US 20110093069A1
  • Filed: 10/04/2010
  • Published: 04/21/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An implantable member having an external surface at least a portion of which is an open-cell porous structure, the member made by the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) providing an implantable shell;

    (b) applying a curable fluid composition to the shell, the composition comprising a mixture containing an elastomer component, a leachable agent and a solvent component;

    (c) applying a layer of particles to the composition;

    (d) allowing the composition to stabilize; and

    (e) removing the particles and the leachable agent from the stabilized composition to form a composite material having an external surface at least a portion of which is an open-cell porous structure.

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