Implant for treating ailments of a joint or a bone
AssigneeBioprofile
InventorsMichel Hassler, Jean-Pierre Pequignot, Cécile Real, Olivier Huet
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Abstract
The implant has at least one contact surface portion, made of pyrolytic carbon, designed to be in mobile contact with at least one bony surface when the implant is implanted in a patient. Furthermore, the implant is free from any attaching means, so that it remains free with respect to the at least one bony surface when implanted in the patient.
Claims33
An implant having at least one contact surface portion designed to be in direct mobile contact with at least one bony surface when said implant is implanted in a patient, wherein said at least one contact surface portion is made of a material comprising pyrolytic carbon, and wherein said implant is free from any attaching means, so that said implant remains free with respect to said patient's bones when implanted in said patient.
An implant having at least one contact surface portion designed to be in direct mobile contact with at least one bony surface when said implant is implanted in a patient, wherein said implant is made of a material having a Young's modulus approximately comprised between 10 and 35 GPa, and wherein said implant is free from any attaching means, so that said implant remains free with respect to said patient's bones when implanted in said patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.