WO2007078427A3 - Diffusion-hardened medical implant - Google Patents

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WO2007078427A3
WO2007078427A3 PCT/US2006/043838 US2006043838W WO2007078427A3 WO 2007078427 A3 WO2007078427 A3 WO 2007078427A3 US 2006043838 W US2006043838 W US 2006043838W WO 2007078427 A3 WO2007078427 A3 WO 2007078427A3
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medical implant
diffusion
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hardened medical
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Vivek Pawar
Shilesh C Jani
Carolyn Weaver
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Smith & Nephew Inc
Vivek Pawar
Shilesh C Jani
Carolyn Weaver
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Priority to EP16188668.4A priority Critical patent/EP3238665B1/en
Priority to JP2008545597A priority patent/JP5485552B2/en
Priority to CN200680052867.5A priority patent/CN101374479B/en
Priority to ES06827723.5T priority patent/ES2606666T3/en
Priority to EP06827723.5A priority patent/EP1968493B1/en
Priority to AU2006333519A priority patent/AU2006333519B2/en
Priority to CA2633096A priority patent/CA2633096C/en
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a new composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition comprising a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further comprising a ceramic layer. The present invention relates to orthopedic implants comprising the new composition, methods of making the new composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants comprising the new composition.
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