(19)
(11) EP 2 498 831 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
04.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/10

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
08.01.2020 Bulletin 2020/02

(21) Application number: 10830822.2

(22) Date of filing: 12.11.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61L 27/56(2006.01)
A61F 2/02(2006.01)
 B23Q 15/22(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/056602
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/060312 (19.05.2011 Gazette 2011/20)

(54)

CONTROLLED RANDOMIZED POROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

GESTEUERTE PORÖSE ZUFALLSSTRUKTUREN UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG

STRUCTURES POREUSES RANDOMISÉES CONTRÔLÉES ET PROCÉDÉS PERMETTANT DE LES FABRIQUER

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 12.11.2009 US 260811 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
19.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/38

(73) Proprietor: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Memphis, TN 38116 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • LANDON, Ryan, L.
    Southaven MS 38671 (US)
  • AGNIHOTRI, Aashiish
    Memphis TN 38103 (US)
  • GILMOUR, Laura, J.
    Memphis TN 38117 (US)
  • SHARP, Jeffrey
    Memphis TN 38120 (US)
  • WINEBARGER, Randy, C.
    Southaven MS 38672 (US)

(74) Representative: Smith & Nephew 
Group Legal Department PO Box 81 101 Hessle Road
Hull HU3 2BN
Hull HU3 2BN (GB)


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