Diamond coated joint implant
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Sep 30, 2003
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Jul 13, 2000
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Jul 14, 1999
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A joint implant, which is not itself a femoral component for a conventional hip joint replacement prosthesis having a diamond or diamond like coated ball, has a diamond or diamond like coated articulating surface. The coating can be transitional in nature. The implant can be based on a suitable support material, for example, a metal, a ceramic, or a plastic, with the support material being coated with the diamond or diamond like substance. The implant may be, for instance, for a ginglymous type, an enarthrodial type, or a digital joint. Convex and/or concave articulating surface(s) of a prosthesis can have the coating.
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