Global Patent Index - EP 2663341 A4

EP 2663341 A4 20150311 - ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS HAVING GRADIENT POLYMER ALLOYS

Title (en)

ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS HAVING GRADIENT POLYMER ALLOYS

Title (de)

ORTHOPÄDISCHE IMPLANTATE MIT GRADIENTEN-POLYMERLEGIERUNGEN

Title (fr)

IMPLANTS ORTHOPÉDIQUES COMPORTANT DES ALLIAGES DE POLYMÈRE À GRADIENT

Publication

EP 2663341 A4 20150311 (EN)

Application

EP 12733948 A 20120110

Priority

  • US 201161454957 P 20110321
  • US 201161431327 P 20110110
  • US 201161566567 P 20111202
  • US 2012020828 W 20120110

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2012096997A2] Orthopedic implants having a bone interface member and a water swellable IPN or semi-IPN with a stiffness, hydration, and/or compositional gradient from one side to the other and physically attached to the bone interface member. The invention also includes an orthopedic implant system including an implant that may conform to a bone surface and a joint capsule. The invention also includes orthopedic implants with water swellable IPN or semi-IPNs including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer first network and an ionic polymer second network, joint capsules, labral components, and bone interface members shaped to conform to a bone surface. The invention also includes a method of inserting an orthopedic implant having a metal portion and a flexible polymer portion into a joint, including inserting the implant in a joint in a first shape and changing the implant from a first shape to a second shape to conform to a shape of a bone.

IPC 8 full level

A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/42 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61L 27/26 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61F 2/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/42 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30065 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30673 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30757 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2012096997 A2 20120719; WO 2012096997 A3 20121026; AU 2012205666 A1 20130801; CA 2823954 A1 20120719; EP 2663341 A2 20131120; EP 2663341 A4 20150311; EP 3235522 A1 20171025; JP 2014506177 A 20140313; JP 2016195828 A 20161124; JP 2019005624 A 20190117

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2012020828 W 20120110; AU 2012205666 A 20120110; CA 2823954 A 20120110; EP 12733948 A 20120110; EP 17171780 A 20120110; JP 2013548624 A 20120110; JP 2016144522 A 20160722; JP 2018177777 A 20180921