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US 2013/0211533 A1Published application
Porous coating for orthopedic implant utilizing porous, shape memory materials
AssigneeMX Orthopedics, Corp.
InventorsMatthew Fonte, Matthew Palmer
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Abstract
A porous coating for a medical implant, wherein the porous coating comprises a porous, shape memory material.
Claims17
A porous coating for a medical implant, wherein the porous coating comprises a porous, shape memory material.
A medical implant comprising a body and a porous coating secured to a surface of the body, wherein the porous coating comprises a porous, shape memory material.
A method for providing therapy to a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a medical implant comprising a body and a porous coating secured to a surface of the body, wherein the porous coating comprises a porous, shape memory material;
- inserting the medical implant into the patient so that the porous coating applies an outward force against adjacent bone so as to fill gaps between the porous coating and adjacent bone and to create an interference fit between the medical implant and the adjacent bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.