Prosthetic implants coated with hydroxylapatite and process for treating prosthetic implants plasma-sprayed with hydroxylapatite

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PATENT NO 5730598
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08814735

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An implant and a process for treating the same wherein the implant has a highly pure coating of crystalline hydroxylapatite (HA). The implant is initially coated with HA using a plasma spraying technique and is then subjected to a two stage process, including a hydrothermal treatment stage and a leaching stage. The resulting implant is highly crystalline, containing only a small percentage of amorphous calcium phosphate and essentially being free of calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, and calcium carbonate.

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ZIMMER DENTAL INC1900 ASTON AVENUE CARLSBAD CA 92008

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Burgess, Ann San Clemente, CA 1 38
Story, Brooks Carlsbad, CA 4 215

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