Laser processing apparatus, osseointegration method, implant material, and implant-material fabrication method

A method of fabricating implant material, the method comprising:

• burning a bone by applying a heat source to the bone;
• and
• foamed-layer forming including
• melting sintered implant material by applying the heat source to the implant material in a gas atmosphere produced by burning the bone, and
• forming a foamed layer on melted implant material in which foamed air bubbles are confined and coagulated.

A method of fabricating implant material, the method comprising:

• burning a bone by applying a heat source to the bone;
• and
• foamed-layer forming including
• sintering implant material in a gas atmosphere produced by burning the bone, and
• forming a foamed layer on the implant material in which foamed air bubbles are confined and coagulated.

An apparatus for fabricating implant material, the apparatus forming a newly processed layer on implant material made of molded dense substrate by applying a heat source on the implant material, the apparatus comprising:

• a heat-source applying unit that burns a bone arranged adjacent to the implant material by the heat source, melts a surface-modification area to be subjected to a surface modification on the implant material by applying the heat source to the surface-modification area, and foams and sinters the implant material in the surface-modification area in a gas atmosphere generated by burning the bone;
• a processing-condition setting unit that sets a processing condition for the implant material when performing a surface modification process on the implant material;
• and
• a control unit that controls an application of the heat source when performing the surface modification process on the implant material based on the processing condition set by the processing-condition setting unit.