Biomedical implantable material and methods of producing the same
First Claim
1. A biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, wherein the pores are formed from the surface of the material into the material and two or more of the pores are directly connected below the surface of the material and wherein one or more of the pores are at an angle of about 90°
- relative to the surface of the material and the other pores are at an angle other than 90°
relative to 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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17 Claims
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1. A biomedical implantable material comprising a plurality of pores, wherein the pores are formed from the surface of the material into the material and two or more of the pores are directly connected below the surface of the material and wherein one or more of the pores are at an angle of about 90°
- relative to the surface of the material and the other pores are at an angle other than 90°
relative to the surface of the material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- relative to the surface of the material and the other pores are at an angle other than 90°
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10. 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 the pores are formed from the surface of the material into the material in such a manner that two or more of the pores are directly connected below the surface of the implantable material and one or more of the pores are at an angle of about 90°
- relative to the surface of the material and the other pores are at an angle other than 90°
relative to the surface of the material. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- relative to the surface of the material and the other pores are at an angle other than 90°
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