In-situ oxidized textured surfaces for prosthetic devices and method of making same

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002360511 (hide)

Owner Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Inventors Heuer, Daniel Allen; Fesmire, Randy; Hunter, Gordon; Gupta, Harsh

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002360511

PCT Number PCT/US02/39054

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/049781

Priority 60/338,420 06.12.01 US

Filing date 6 December 2002

Wipo publication date 23 June 2003

Acceptance publication date 28 August 2008

International Classifications

A61L 27/00 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

A61L 27/04 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 31/02 (2006.01) Materials for other surgical articles -

C23C 8/02 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces - Pretreatment of the material to be coated

C23C 8/04 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces - Treatment of selected surface areas, e.g. using masks

C23C 8/10 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces - Oxidising

A61B 17/80 (2006.01) Surgery

A61B 17/86 (2006.01) Surgery

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/32 (2006.01) Filters - for the hip

A61F 2/34 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/36 (2006.01) Filters - Femoral heads

A61F 2/38 (2006.01) Filters - for elbows or knees

A61F 2/40 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/42 (2006.01) Filters - for wrists or ankles

A61F 2/44 (2006.01) Filters - for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs

Event Publications

3 April 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/338,420 06.12.01 US

28 August 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002360511

28 August 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002360511

8 January 2009 Standard Patent Sealed

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