Prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component with enhanced wettability and a method for making the same
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorRichard King
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Abstract
A prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component with a wettable surface is disclosed. The surface of the polyaryletherketone component has a surface chemistry which enhances the ability of tissues to grow directly thereon. An associated method for enhancing the wettability of a prosthetic device is also disclosed.
Claims33
A prosthetic device, comprising:
- a polyaryletherketone component, wherein said polyaryletherketone component has a surface, and said surface has an tissuegenically effective amount of sulfonation thereon.
A prosthetic arrangement for implanting in the body of a patient, comprising:
- an orthopedic implant device having a polyaryletherketone component, wherein said polyaryletherketone component has a surface, and said surface has an tissuegenically effective amount of sulfonation thereon.
An orthopedic device, comprising:
- a polyaryletherketone component, wherein said polyaryletherketone component has a surface, and said surface has an tissuegenically effective amount of sulfonation thereon.
A method of preparing a prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component, comprising:
- (a) contacting a surface of said polyaryletherketone component of said prosthetic device with a sulfonation agent;
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- (b) sulfonating said surface of said polyaryletherketone component of said prosthetic device.
A prosthetic device having a polyaryletherketone component prepared by subjecting said polyaryletherketone component to a sulfonation reaction.
A method of preparing a prosthetic device which includes a polyaryletherketone component having a surface, comprising:
- (a) reacting said surface of said polyaryletherketone component of said prosthetic device with a chemical so that wettability of said surface is increased.
A prosthetic device, comprising:
- a polyaryletherketone component, wherein (i) said polyaryletherketone component has a surface and (ii) said surface has a wettability such that a contact angle of a bead of water positioned on said surface has a value less than 78°.
A prosthetic device, comprising:
- an orthopedic implant having a polyaryletherketone component, wherein (i) said polyaryletherketone component has a surface and (ii) said surface has a wettability such that a contact angle of a bead of water positioned on said surface has a value less than 78°.
A polyaryletherketone component, comprising:
- a surface having a wettability such that a contact angle of a bead of water positioned on said surface has a value less than 78°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.