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US 12,076,245 B2Granted
System and method of attaching soft tissue 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.
Claims12
A method of generating soft tissue and/or fibrocartilage tissue and/or bone on a metal implant to enhance the attachment of the metal implant to a patient's tissues, said method comprising:
- implanting said implant, comprising a metal surface having nanosurface roughness produced from anodization, one or more adhered nanoparticles, or etching of the metal surface, the implant further comprising an antibiotic compound or an antimicrobial compound, wherein said implant is in contact with said patient's tissues to induce the generation of soft tissue and/or fibrocartilage tissue and/or bone on said metal implant.
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