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Negative-positive pressurizable implant

  • US 9,351,834 B2
  • Filed: 09/10/2012
  • Issued: 05/31/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pressurizable implant, comprising:

  • a body shaped as a cylinder and defining a longitudinal axis; and

    a plurality of porous arms extending from and interconnected to the body at a single location along the longitudinal axis, the plurality of porous arms being configured to accommodate a pressure gradient that is created by a device removably connectable to the body, wherein at least one of the plurality of porous arms includes a biological surface coating disposed upon a surface thereof, the biological surface coating configured to promote the fixation of the pressurizable implant through enhancement of bony ingrowth.

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