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US 2006/0149388 A1Published application
Orthopaedic bearing and method for making the same
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorsTodd Smith, Mark Hanes, Richard King
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Abstract
An orthopaedic bearing includes a ceramic component having a polymer composite secured thereto. A method of making an orthopaedic bearing is also disclosed.
Claims27
An implantable orthopaedic bearing, comprising:
- a ceramic component,
- a non-crosslinked layer of polymer secured to the ceramic component, and
- a crosslinked layer of polymer secured to the non-crosslinked layer of polymer.
An implantable orthopaedic bearing, comprising:
- a ceramic component,
- a first layer of polymer secured to the ceramic component, the first layer of polymer being crosslinked to a first degree, and
- a second layer of polymer secured to the first layer of polymer, the second layer of polymer being crosslinked to a second degree that is different than the first degree.
A method of making an implantable orthopaedic bearing, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing a layer of non-crosslinked polymer to a ceramic component, and
- securing a layer of crosslinked polymer to the layer of non-crosslinked polymer.
A method of making an implantable orthopaedic bearing, the method comprising the steps of:
- securing a first layer of polymer to a ceramic component, and
- securing a second layer of polymer to the first layer of polymer, the second layer of polymer being crosslinked to a greater degree than the first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.