Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Implantable prosthesis – Bone
Patent
1986-09-08
1990-01-09
Apley, Richard J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Implantable prosthesis
Bone
623 16, 623 66, 623901, A61F 232, A61F 230
Patent
active
048925527
ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic device formed from a composite material which is reinforced with continuous filament carbon fibers to provide the material with high flexural strength, hydrolytic stability and a medical grade quality. A preferred embodiment of the orthopedic device is a hip joint prosthesis in which the stem and spherical head of the prosthesis can be formed from a composite block. In the alternative, the stem alone can be formed from the block and a head of another material attached to one end of the stem. One embodiment of the method includes first forming a sheet of carbon fibers by wrapping carbon fiber tows spirally around a drum after passing the tows through a thermoplastic resin which serves as a bonding agent. Then, rectangular pieces of the carbon fiber-polymer sheet are combined one with another to form a stack. Pressure is exerted on the stack in the presence of heat to form the composite block. Following the formation of the block, the block is machined to form the desired orthopedic device. In another embodiment of the method, sheets of carbon fibers held together by a polymer are rolled into a cylinder, then molded under heat and pressure. The resulting composite is then machined to form the orthopedic device.
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Ainsworth Robert D.
Devanathan Thirumalai N. C.
Lin Steven T. C.
Apley Richard J.
Isabella David J.
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