US5876453A
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Implant surface preparation
Assignee: Biomet 3I LLC
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Filing: 1996-02-27
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2016-02-27
Abstract
Abstract The surface of a device that is surgically implantable in living bone is prepared. The device is made of titanium with a native oxide layer on the surface. The method of preparation comprises the steps of removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the device and performing further treatment of the surface substantially in the absence of unreacted oxygen.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith D. Beaty
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0012; A61C8/0013; A61C8/0015; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/30; A61F2/30767; A61F2/30771; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/04; A61L27/06; A61L27/28; A61L27/30; A61L27/306; A61L27/50; B; B24; B24C; B24C1/00; B24C1/08; B24C11/00; C; C23; C23F; C23F1/00; C23F1/02; C23F1/10; C23F1/14; C23F1/16; C23F1/26; C23G; C23G1/00; C23G1/02; C23G1/10; C23G1/106; A61C8/0018; A61C8/0037; A61C2008/0046; A61F2/3094; A61F2002/30838; A61F2002/30904; A61F2002/30906; A61F2002/30925; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00011; A61F2310/00023; A61F2310/00389; A61F2310/00592; A61F2310/00598; A61F2310/00616; A61F2310/00796; A61F2310/0097; A61F2310/00976; A61L2400/00; A61L2400/18; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/02; A61L2430/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/901; Y10S623/92
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A dental implant made of titanium or titanium alloy comprising (a) a roughened threaded bottom section for facilitating bonding with bone, said roughened bottom section having been etched to remove the native oxide layer; (b) a smooth collar section adjacent said roughened portion of (a) for contact with gingival tissue; wherein said smooth collar section of (b) includes the first thread of said threaded bottom section of (a) which first thread is not roughened.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
74 words
A dental implant made of titanium or titanium alloy comprising (a) a roughened threaded bottom section for facilitating bonding with bone, said roughened bottom section having been etched to remove the native oxide layer; (b) a smooth collar section adjacent said roughened portion of (a) for contact with gingival tissue; wherein said smooth collar section of (b) includes the first thread of said threaded bottom section of (a) which first thread is not roughened.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A dental implant of claim 1 wherein said etching to remove the native oxide layer employed an aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A dental implant of claim 1 wherein said etching to remove the native oxide layer was followed by further etching of the resulting surface to produce a substantially uniform roughened surface texture for promoting uniform bonding to bone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A dental implant of claim 3 wherein said further etching employed a mixture of sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
An implant to be surgically implanted in living bone, said implant being made of titanium and having a surface prepared by removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the implant, and then acid etching the resulting surface, the surface resulting from said acid etching consisting of a substantially uniform array of irregularities comprising substantial numbers of substantially cone-shaped elements having base-to-peak heights in the range from about 0.3 microns to about 1.5 microns.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
An implant to be surgically implanted in living bone, said implant being made of titanium and having a surface prepared by removing the native oxide layer from the surface of the implant, and then acid etching the resulting surface, the surface resulting from said acid etching consisting of a substantially uniform array of irregularities comprising substantial numbers of substantially cone-shaped elements having base-to-peak heights in the range from about 0.3 microns to about 1.5 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The implant of claim 5 wherein said substantially cone-shaped elements have substantially round bases the diameters of which are in the range from about 0.3 micron to about 2.0 microns.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The implant of claim 6 wherein said irregularities comprise substantial numbers of substantially cone-shaped elements having substantially round bases the diameters of which are in the range from about 0.3 micron to about 2.0 microns.
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