Composite implant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9439779
APP PUB NO 20150005885A1
SERIAL NO

14486154

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A composite interbody vertebral implant for facilitating fusion of adjacent vertebrae. The implant includes a first endplate of a porous metal material and a second endplate of a porous metal material which are configured to allow bone in-growth. The implant also includes a polymeric body positioned between and bonded to the first and second endplates such that polymeric material of the polymeric body is impregnated into pores of the first and second endplates to bond the components together. The implant may include a cavity extending through the composite implant configured to receive bone growth material to facilitate fusion between a first vertebra and a second vertebra.

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  • ZIMMER SPINE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bassett, Jeffrey A Vista, US 28 1127
Fang, Zhibin Eden Prairie, US 10 327
Kirt, David C Minnetonka, US 4 177
Spangle, Steven E Bloomington, US 4 177
Valois, Christopher J Champlin, US 9 351
Zawadzki, Steven A Edina, US 13 1213
Zhang, Kai Woodbury, US 1565 17014

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