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US 11,141,277 B2Granted
Metal implant for generating soft tissue and attaching to an implant
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsThomas J. Webster, Venu Perla
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to compositions and methods for enhancing attachment of soft tissues to a metal prosthetic device. In one embodiment a construct is provided comprising a metal implant having a porous metal region, wherein said porous region exhibits a nano-textured surface.
Claims17
A metallic implant to generate soft tissue and/or fibrocartilage tissue and/or bone on a metal surface to attach the implant to a patient's tissues, said implant comprising:
- a metal or polymer coating comprising nanosurfaced roughness produced from anodization, one or more adhered nanoparticles, or etching of the metal surface, the metallic implant further comprising an antibiotic compound or an antimicrobial compound, where said implant is in contact with said patient's tissues.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.