Forrest A James

US Patent:

20220362024, Nov 17, 2022

Filed:

Aug 1, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/878196

Inventors:

- Memphis TN, US
- Zug, CH
- Singapore, SG
Daniel A. Heuer - Santa Rosa CA, US
Forrest A. James - Oakland TN, US
Matthew J. Quick - Memphis TN, US

Assignee:

Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Memphis TN
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG - Zug
Smith & Nephew Asia Pacific Pte. Limited - Singapore

International Classification:

A61F 2/30

Abstract:

There are provided herein methods and products resulting therefrom. The methods include attaching a pre-fabricated porous ingrowth structure to a substrate by applying heat, or creating and bonding an in-situ-formed porous ingrowth structure from beads on a substrate by applying heat. In some embodiments, an oxidized metal surface of the substrate is diffusion hardened during the heating process. In some embodiments, a vacuum is applied during the heating process. In some embodiments, pressure is applied during the heating process. Also provided herein are assemblies for compressing the pre-fabricated porous ingrowth structure or the beads onto the substrate during the heating process.