IMPLANT CONTAINING RODS
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1. An implant comprising a tubular interior section for implantation into a patient and an exterior section connected to the interior section, wherein the interior section comprises a plurality of rods and the rods have a diameter of less than or equal to 500 μ
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Abstract
An implant that has a tubular interior section for implantation into a patient, an exterior section connected to the interior section and an ingrowth member that includes a three-dimensional porous structure. The three-dimensional porous structure is typically located at the inner circumference of the interior section and has desirable properties to facilitate ingrowth of tissue.
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- 1. An implant comprising a tubular interior section for implantation into a patient and an exterior section connected to the interior section, wherein the interior section comprises a plurality of rods and the rods have a diameter of less than or equal to 500 μ
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16. An implant comprising:
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an exterior section having a body for attachment to an adaptor or other removable device, first and second ends, and inner and outer surfaces extending between the first and second ends, with the second end having a width extending radially between the inner and outer surfaces of the exterior section; a tubular mesh having first and second ends; and a plurality of rods joining the second end of the exterior section to the first end of the tubular mesh, wherein the rods are attached at different points on the width and along the circumstance of the second end of the exterior section, and extend to and attach at different points on the circumference of the first end of the tubular mesh, with the rods providing lesser material than the tubular mesh to reduce adverse reactions thereto by a patient who receives the implant.
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