Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Miscellaneous
Patent
1993-02-02
1994-07-05
Isabella, David
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Miscellaneous
427250, A61F 202, A01N 102
Patent
active
053263626
ABSTRACT:
A method of surface hardening titanium orthopedic implant devices, and a titanium orthopedic implant device prepared by the disclosed method. An orthopedic implant device made of pure titanium or a titanium alloy, such as Ti-6Al-4V (ELI) is exposed to molecular nitrogen gas at a process temperature and for a process time duration sufficient to enhance surface hardness and wear resistance properties, without the formation of a measurable TiN layer that tends to increase surface roughness and diminish wear resistance properties. The process temperature is in the range of 750.degree. F. to 1300.degree. F., preferably about 1100.degree. F. and the process time duration at the preferred process temperature is approximately 8 hours. The hardened surface of the titanium implant occurs primarily due to solid solution hardening of the titanium with nitrogen by dissolution.
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Crowninshield Roy D.
Ottersberg Walter H.
Parr Jack E.
Shetty H. Ravindranath
Isabella David
Zimmer Inc.
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