Owner MedicineLodge, Inc.

Inventors Stucker, Brent E.; Justin, Daniel F.

Agent Fisher Adams Kelly

Pub. Number AU-B-2004318745

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/102684

Priority 10/811,038 26.03.04 US

Filing date 30 November 2004

Wipo publication date 3 November 2005

Acceptance publication date 5 August 2010

A61F 2/02 (2006.01) Filters - Prostheses implantable into the body

A61C 8/00 (2006.01) Means to be fixed to the jaw-bone for consolidating natural teeth or for fixing dental prostheses thereon

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

A61F 2/36 (2006.01) Filters - Femoral heads

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

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

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

A61L 27/30 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 27/56 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

B23K 26/34 (2006.01) Working by laser beam, e.g. welding, cutting, boring

B32B 3/10 (2006.01) Layered products essentially comprising a layer with external or internal discontinuities or unevennesses, or a layer of non-planar form - characterised by a discontinuous layer, i.e. apertured or formed of separate pieces of material

B32B 5/14 (2006.01) Layered products characterised by the non-homogeneity or physical structure of a layer - characterised by a layer differing constitutionally or physically in different parts, e.g. denser near its faces

B32B 15/01 (2006.01) Layered products essentially comprising metal - all layers being exclusively metallic

C23C 4/02 (2006.01) Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge - Pretreatment of the material to be coated, e.g. for coating on selected surface areas

C23C 4/12 (2006.01) Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge - characterised by the method of spraying

C23C 4/18 (2006.01) Coating by spraying the coating material in the molten state, e.g. by flame, plasma or electric discharge - After-treatment

C23C 24/10 (2006.01) Coating starting from inorganic powder

C23C 26/00 (2006.01) Coating not provided for in groups

C23C 26/02 (2006.01) Coating not provided for in groups - applying molten material to the substrate

C23C 28/00 (2006.01) Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and or

C23C 28/02 (2006.01) Coating for obtaining at least two superposed coatings either by methods not provided for in a single one of main groups , or by combinations of methods provided for in subclasses and or - only coatings of metallic material

A61C 13/00 (2006.01) Dental prostheses

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/40 (2006.01) Filters