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US 2025/0195231 A1Published application
Implant components and methods
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Joel Shea, Ryan L. Landon
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for orthopedic implants. The implants may include a base member, such as an acetabular shell or an augment, that is configured to couple with an augment, flange cup, mounting member, or any other suitable orthopedic attachment.
Claims15
An orthopedic implant, comprising:
- a base;
- a porous three-dimensional structure that is attached to the base to define a porous surface of the base, wherein the porous three-dimensional structure comprises a plurality of unit cells formed by a plurality of struts that are attached to each other and a plurality of pores that are dispersed throughout the porous three-dimensional structure, the plurality of pores configured to allow bone in-growth therein, the plurality of struts defining a void for each of the plurality of unit cells, the plurality of voids including one of the plurality of pores of the porous three-dimensional structure;
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- a plurality of protrusions that are integrally connected to and extend away from the surface of the base to which the porous three-dimensional structure is attached;
- wherein the plurality of protrusions are configured to frictionally engage a bone surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.