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US 11,911,534 B2Granted
Implant assembly and method of making
AssigneeZimmer, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Paul Rodgers, III, Pinakinbhai Patel
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Abstract
Various embodiments discussed in the present document relate to an implant assembly. The implant assembly includes a porous metal coating. The implant assembly further includes a biocompatible implant material. A polymeric binder layer is disposed between the porous metal coating and the biocompatible implant material.
Claims18
An implant assembly comprising:
- a porous metal coating comprising tantalum or an alloy thereof;
- a biocompatible implant material;
- a polymeric binder layer comprising a polyether ether ketone disposed between the porous metal coating and the biocompatible implant material, wherein a thickness of the porous metal coating is in a range of from about 0.1 μm to about 1,000 μm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.