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US 8,999,000 · App. 12/960,203 · Granted Apr 7, 2015

Orthopedic implant with bone interface anchoring

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Patent No.
US 8,999,000
App. No.
12/960,203
Granted
Apr 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cartilage resurfacing implant is provided for replacing cartilage of an articulating portion of a bone at a skeletal joint having opposed joint surfaces. The cartilage resurfacing implant includes a body having a bearing surface and a bone interface. The bearing surface is able to support articulation with an opposing joint surface.

Claims (13)

1. An orthopedic implant comprising:

a flexible body having a bearing surface and a bone interface;

at least a portion of said bearing surface comprising a polymeric material selected from one or more of a polyolefin, polyester, polyimide, polyacrylate, polyketone;

said bone interface comprising a porous metal substrate and a plurality of reinforcing porous fibers embedded in the implant, said reinforcing porous fibers adapted for anchoring said implant to a bone of a subject at said bone interface, wherein said reinforcing porous fibers are distributed across the entire bone interface surface to spread the fixation load evenly over the bone interface, wherein said reinforcing porous fibers form bristles distributed across the bone interface and extending freely therefrom, and wherein said bristles are comprised of a porous metal.

2. The implant of claim 1 wherein said bristles are comprised of porous tantalum.

3. The implant of claim 1 wherein said bristles are distributed from 1-100 per square inch across said bone interface.

4. The implant of claim 1 wherein said bristles are generally cylindrical and have diameters in the range of 0.010-0.125 inches.

5. The implant of claim 1 wherein each of said bristles includes a main shaft and at least one barb extending from said shaft.

6. The implant of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing porous fibers extend from said interface and comprise one of a hook or a loop of a hook and loop fastener arrangement.

7. The implant of claim 1 wherein said reinforcing porous fibers comprise differing strengths of fibers that vary from relatively strong fibers near the bone interface to relatively less strong fibers away from said interface.

8. The implant of claim 1 wherein said porous metal substrate comprises an open cell foam.

9. The implant of claim 1 wherein said bearing surface is molded into said porous substrate.

10. The implant of claim 9 wherein said bearing surface is interdigitated with said porous substrate.