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Surgically implantable prosthetic devices
Assignee: Biomet 3I LLC
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Filing: 1993-11-10
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Granted: 1997-03-04
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Expires: 2013-11-10
Abstract
Abstract The surface of a surgically-implantable prosthetic device is impacted with particles of the same material as the device to form the surface into a desired pattern of roughness.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith D. Beaty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:14
CPC Classifications
B; B24; B24C; B24C1/00; B24C1/06; A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0012; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/04; A61L27/06; A61L27/14; A61L27/22; A61L27/227; A61L27/28; A61L27/30; A61L27/32; A61L27/50; A61L27/56; B24C11/00; C; C21; C21D; C21D7/00; C21D7/02; C21D7/04; C21D7/06; C23; C23C; C23C24/00; C23C24/02; C23C24/04; A61F2/3094; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30667; A61F2002/30677; A61F2/30771; A61F2002/30838; A61F2002/30922; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00389; A61F2310/00592; A61F2310/00796; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 65
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A prosthetic device surgically implantable in living bone, said device having a surface of a biocompatible material for confronting said bone, said surface being formed by impaction with a grit made of a harder alloy of said biocompatible material to a pattern of overlapping irregularities selected from among depressions, scratches and dents of prescribed sizes and configurations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A prosthetic device surgically implantable in living bone, said device having a surface of a biocompatible material for confronting said bone, said surface being formed by impaction with a grit made of a harder alloy of said biocompatible material to a pattern of overlapping irregularities selected from among depressions, scratches and dents of prescribed sizes and configurations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which said irregularities substantially overlap each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 including particles of a second biocompatible material substantially fixed in said irregularities.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which each of said materials is selected from titanium and its dilute alloys.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which said first material is selected from titanium and its dilute alloys and said second material includes particles selected from a bone-compatible apatite and a carrier of a medicament comprises a bone morphogenic protein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which at least some of said depressions have peripheral berms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which substantially all of said irregularities are dents.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 7 in which at least some of said dents have peripheral berms.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 in which said irregularities are formed by ball-like particles of substantially the same material impacting said surface at a prescribed angle ranging from substantially perpendicular to said surface to substantially tangent to said surface.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 9 in which said ball-like particles are harder than said biocompatible material.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, impacting said surface with a grit consisting primarily of particles in the size range from 10 to 15 microns, (-325 mesh), and made of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to reform said surface to produce an intense, substantially uniform roughness of overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, impacting said surface with a grit consisting primarily of particles in the size range from 10 to 15 microns, (-325 mesh), and made of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to reform said surface to produce an intense, substantially uniform roughness of overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, impacting said surface, substantially in the absence of oxygen, with a grit made of particles of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to reform said surface to produce an intense substantially uniform roughness of overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, impacting said surface, substantially in the absence of oxygen, with a grit made of particles of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to reform said surface to produce an intense substantially uniform roughness of overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
A prosthetic device surgically implantable in living bone, said device having a surface of a biocompatible material for confronting said bone, said surface being formed by impaction, substantially in the absence of oxides, with a grit made of a similar material to a prescribed pattern of irregularities selected from among depressions, scratches and dents of prescribed sizes and configurations.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
A prosthetic device surgically implantable in living bone, said device having a surface of a biocompatible material for confronting said bone, said surface being formed by impaction, substantially in the absence of oxides, with a grit made of a similar material to a prescribed pattern of irregularities selected from among depressions, scratches and dents of prescribed sizes and configurations.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for enhancing mechanical retention of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone, impacting said surface, substantially in the absence of oxides, with a material capable of reforming said surface, and controlling said impacting so as to reform said surface by denting said surface to form depressions therein.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for enhancing mechanical retention of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone, impacting said surface, substantially in the absence of oxides, with a material capable of reforming said surface, and controlling said impacting so as to reform said surface by denting said surface to form depressions therein.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for enhancing mechanical retention of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; impacting said surface with a material capable of reforming said surface; and, controlling said impacting so as to reform said surface by denting said surface to form overlapping irregularities therein so as to produce a surface having an intense uniform roughness.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
77 words
A method for enhancing mechanical retention of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; impacting said surface with a material capable of reforming said surface; and, controlling said impacting so as to reform said surface by denting said surface to form overlapping irregularities therein so as to produce a surface having an intense uniform roughness.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 15 in which said material is selected to include one or more of a--substantially the same material as said body b--a bone-growth-enhancing material c--a carrier for a medicament d--hydroxyapatite e--whitlockite f--a bone morphogenic protein.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with first one and then another of said materials, seriatim.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of first one and then another of said materials, where one of said materials is seriatim.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by impacting said surface with a grit of a bone-growth-enhancing material.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by impacting said surface with a grit of a material selected from hydroxyapatite and whitlockite.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by treating said surface with a carrier for a medicament.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by treating said surface with a bone-morphogenic protein.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by impacting said surface with a grit of a carrier for a medicament.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 16 including the steps of impacting said surface with a grit of substantially the same material as said body, followed by impacting said surface with a grit of a carrier for a bone-morphogenic protein.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 16 comprising the step of impacting said surface with a grit of hydroxyapatite.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 25 including the further step of treating said surface with a bone-morphogenic protein.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 25 including the further step of impacting said surface with a grit of a carrier for a bone-morphogenic protein.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, said surface by impacting it with a grit made of particles of a harder alloy of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to produce overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
69 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device that is surgically implantable in living bone comprising the steps of: providing an implantable body of a biocompatible material having a surface for interfacing with said bone; and, said surface by impacting it with a grit made of particles of a harder alloy of substantially the same biocompatible material as said implantable body so as to produce overlapping irregularities thereon.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 28 carried out without substantially adding material to or removing material from said body.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
Method according to claim 28 comprising further treating the surface after the reforming step to produce a surface having contact angle of about 20 degrees or less.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 28 in which said grit is selected to consist primarily of particles which are substantially devoid of sharp points or edges.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 28 in which said grit is selected to consist primarily of particles which have substantially sharp topographical features selected from edges and points.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method according to claim 28 including the step of providing an aperture mask over said surface for restricting the angle of incidence of said particles on said surface to a prescribed range within the limits of predominantly normal to predominantly tangential.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 28 including the steps of choosing a range of particle velocity and a range of particle density that will form in said surface a variety of irregularities substantially overlapping each other.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 28 including the steps of directing said particles into a cyclonic path and locating said implantable body in said path.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 35 including the step of rotating said body in said path so as to expose said surface substantially entirely to impaction by said particles.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 28 including the steps of providing a fluidized cloud of said particles and locating said device in said cloud.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 37 including the step of rotating said device in said cloud.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 28 in which said body is made of a material selected from titanium and its dilute alloys, and said grit is made of a material selected from titanium and its dilute alloys.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 39 in which said body is made of chemically-pure titanium and said grit is made of TiAl6V4.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 28 including the steps of dispersing said particles of said grit in a fluid and moving said fluid to carry said grit to said surface.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 41 including the step of moving said fluid with a pressure in the range from 60 to 80 psi.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device having a biocompatible surface surgically implantable in living bone, comprising the following steps: reforming said surface by impacting it with a grit of a biocompatible material to produce an overlapping mass of irregularities thereon; and, particles of a bone-growth-enhancing material in the irregularities formed on said surface.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for enhancing bone attachment to a device having a biocompatible surface surgically implantable in living bone, comprising the following steps: reforming said surface by impacting it with a grit of a biocompatible material to produce an overlapping mass of irregularities thereon; and, particles of a bone-growth-enhancing material in the irregularities formed on said surface.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 43 in which said grit includes a carrier for a medicament including without limitation a bone morphogenic protein.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 43 which includes the step of embedding in said surface some of said particles of a bone-growth-enhancing material.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 28 including the step directing said particles at a prescribed angle to said surface.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 46 including the step of choosing said angle to be in a range from about normal to said surface to about tangent to said surface.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 47 including the step of choosing said angle to be in the range toward tangent to said surface so as to form predominantly substantially elongated depressions in said surface.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 47 including the step of choosing said angle to be in the range toward normal to said surface so as to form predominantly substantially round depressions in said surface.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 49 including the step of choosing a density of said particles in a range that will form predominantly discrete depressions in said surface.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 49 including the step of choosing a velocity of said particles that will form predominantly discrete craters in said surface.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 28 comprising the further step of contacting said surface with one or more other materials for enhancing osseointegration selected from among apatite materials, carriers for medicaments and bone morphogenic proteins.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 52 in which said further step comprises impacting said surface with particles of at least one of said materials.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 53 in which said particles are selected to be a carrier for a medicament.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 53 in which said particles are selected to be a carrier for a bone morphogenic protein.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 53 in which said particles are selected to be of hydroxyapatite or whitlockite.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
18 words
A prosthetic device according to claim 1 having a surface contact angle of about 20 degrees or less.
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