Process for fabricating bioactive vertebral endplate bone-contacting surfaces on a spinal implant

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PATENT NO 9848995
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14486285

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An interbody spinal implant including a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, and opposing anterior and posterior portions. At least a portion of the top surface, the bottom surface, or both surfaces has a roughened surface topography including both micro features and nano features, without sharp teeth that risk damage to bone structures, adapted to grip bone through friction generated when the implant is placed between two vertebrae and to inhibit migration of the implant. The roughened surface topography typically further includes macro features and the macro features, micro features, and nano features overlap. Also disclosed are methods of using such implants and processes of fabricating a roughened surface topography on a surface of an implant. The process includes separate and sequential macro processing, micro processing, and nano processing steps.

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  • TITAN SPINE, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Berg, Mark E Mequon, US 12 177
Patterson, Chad J Port Washington, US 52 2494
Schneider, Jennifer M Germantown, US 26 783
Ullrich,, Jr Peter F Neenah, US 48 2174

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