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AssigneesJanome Sewing Machine Co., Ltd., Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoboru Matsunaga, Kazuyoshi Azeyanagi, Ichirou Sogaishi, Takeo Katakura, Yoshihisa Ueda, Takaaki Ohsawa
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A slurry compound prepared by a sintering powdery material and a binder is press-molded to obtain a contour for the final product applicable to a bone-implant such as hip prosthesis. The molded body is given a programmed movement of rotation and/or swinging to impart a centrifugal force to the sintering particles which direct toward the inner wall of the mold cavity. The final product obtained after sintering has a hollow interior having no communication to the outside. Imparting conditions of rotating/swinging movement may be changed or programmed in order to achieve a desired structure or constitution of the final product. By way of example, larger particles concentrate near the inner wall of the mold to provide a rough, porous surface of the body, whereas it has a dense core consisting mainly of sintered fine particles. A hip prosthesis having a ceramic-rich femoral head and a metal-rich stem may also be produced by so programming the movement imparting conditions.
Method of making a bone-implant comprising the steps of:
Method of making a bone-implant comprising the steps of:
Method of making a bone-implant comprising the steps of:
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