Radio-opaque markers for pyrolytic carbon prosthetic members
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1. A method of forming a pyrolytic carbon prosthetic member having a marker fully encased in pyrolytic carbon comprising;
- forming a mandrel having a surface on which the member is to be created,providing an insert having a pyrolytic carbon portion and a marker joined thereto,affixing said insert to said mandrel so that said marker extends above said surface, anddepositing pyrolytic carbon on said mandrel to a desired thickness sufficient to fully encase said marker therein,removing undesired portions of said mandrel, andfinishing the shaping of said deposited pyrolytic carbon to form a prosthetic member.
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Methods are provided for fully encasing radio-opaque markers in pyrocarbon prosthetic members. Inserts having a pyrolytic carbon portion joined to a radio-opaque marker are affixed to a mandrel surface so that the marker extends thereabove. Pyrocarbon sufficient to encase the marker is deposited on the mandrel, the mandrel is removed, and the deposited layer of pyrocarbon is finished to form the prosthetic member.
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1. A method of forming a pyrolytic carbon prosthetic member having a marker fully encased in pyrolytic carbon comprising;
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forming a mandrel having a surface on which the member is to be created, providing an insert having a pyrolytic carbon portion and a marker joined thereto, affixing said insert to said mandrel so that said marker extends above said surface, and depositing pyrolytic carbon on said mandrel to a desired thickness sufficient to fully encase said marker therein, removing undesired portions of said mandrel, and finishing the shaping of said deposited pyrolytic carbon to form a prosthetic member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of forming a pyrolytic carbon prosthetic member having an elongated marker fully encased in pyrocarbon comprising;
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forming a mandrel having a surface on which the member is to be created, affixing spaced-apart pyrocarbon plugs to said mandrel so that portions thereof extend above said surface, supporting an elongated marker between said plugs, depositing pyrolytic carbon on said mandrel to a desired thickness sufficient to fully encase said marker therein, removing unwanted portions of said mandrel, and finishing the shaping of said deposited pyrolytic carbon to form a prosthetic member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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