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US 7,923,020 B2Granted
Composite for implantation in the body of an animal and method for making the same
AssigneeDePuy Products, Inc.
InventorsRichard S. King, Mark D. Hanes, Luke Aram
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Abstract
Composites that include a ceramic substance disposed in a polymeric material and associated methods for making the same.
Claims14
A substance for implanting into the body of an animal, comprising:
- a composite that includes discrete units of a polymer-coated ceramic substance disposed in a medical grade biocompatible polymeric material that includes a medical grade polyethylene, wherein the polymer coating material includes a poly(vinyl alcohol).
A implantable arrangement, comprising:
- an orthopedic device having a component, wherein the component includes a composite made from polymer-coated discrete units of a ceramic substance disposed in a biocompatible polymeric material that includes polyethylene, wherein the polymer coating material is different from the biocompatible polymer and includes poly(vinyl alcohol).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.