Surgical implant

Details Surgical implant Surgical implant

2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Snow, Bruce (Department: 3738)

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Implantable prosthesis

Bone

Reexamination Certificate

active

07135042

ABSTRACT:
A surgical implant (1) in the form of an intervertebral implant defines a cavity (2) designed to receive bone replacement materials. The bone replacement material is entirely synthetic. With the surgical implant of the present invention, the danger of infection attending a natural bone replacement material is eliminated and, by selecting a synthetic bone replacement material, its physical properties (porosity, pore size, mechanical strength) are no longer exposed to fluctuations.

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