IP Library Granted Patent US 12,648,854
Granted Patent B2
US 12,648,854 · App. 17/927,598 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Artificial joint stem

Inventor: Iwao Noda (Takatsuki, JP)
Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
A61F2/30A61F2/30771A61F2/3094A61F2/367A61L27/32A61F2002/3006A61F2002/30321A61F2002/30324A61F2002/30677A61F2002/30784A61F2002/30827A61F2310/00796A61L2300/404
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Patent No.
US 12,648,854
App. No.
17/927,598
Granted
Jun 9, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the present disclosure, an artificial joint stem includes a base having an outer surface including a rough surface, and a coating film disposed on the rough surface of the base and containing a calcium phosphate-based material and an antimicrobial agent. The rough surface includes an exposed region exposed from the coating film.

Claims (51)

1 . An artificial joint stem comprising:

a base having an outer surface comprising a rough surface; and

a coating film disposed on the rough surface of the base, the coating film containing a calcium phosphate-based material and an antimicrobial material,

wherein

the rough surface comprises an exposed region exposed from the coating film; and

an edge of the coating film is along an edge of the rough surface.

2 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 1 , wherein

a surface roughness of the exposed region of the rough surface is greater than a surface roughness of the coating film.

3 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 1 , wherein

of a whole of the rough surface, the exposed region is smaller than a region where the coating film of the rough surface is disposed.

4 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 1 , wherein

the base comprises a lower end side and a proximal end side that is adjacent to a proximal side of a human body when the artificial joint stem is in use, and

the exposed region exposed from the coating film is located only on the lower end side.

5 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 1 , wherein

the base comprises a layer member having a surface as the rough surface of the base.

6 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 5 , wherein

a thickness of the layer member is greater than a thickness of the coating film.

7 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 1 , further comprising:

at least one recessed portion disposed on a surface of the coating film.

8 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 7 , wherein

on the surface of the coating film, a region where the at least one recessed portion is disposed is smaller than a region where the at least one recessed portion is not disposed.

9 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 7 , wherein

the at least one recessed portion comprises at least one groove.

10 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 9 , wherein

the at least one groove comprises a first groove with one tip located on the exposed region.

11 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 9 , wherein

the at least one groove comprises a second groove with both ends located on the coating film.

12 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 9 , wherein

the at least one recessed portion comprises a plurality of recessed portions disposed discontinuously from each other.

13 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 7 , wherein

the at least one recessed portion comprises a bottom portion with a polygonal planar shape.

14 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 7 , wherein

the at least one recessed portion increases in depth along one direction of a straight line connecting two different points of edges of the at least one recessed portion.

15 . An artificial joint stem comprising:

a base having an outer surface comprising a rough surface with an edge; and

a coating film disposed on the rough surface of the base, the coating film containing a calcium phosphate-based material and an antimicrobial material,

wherein

the rough surface comprises an exposed region exposed from the coating film; and

an edge of the coating film is non-parallel to the edge of the rough surface.

16 . An artificial joint stem comprising:

a base having an outer surface comprising a rough surface; and

a coating film disposed on the rough surface of the base, the coating film containing a calcium phosphate-based material and an antimicrobial material,

wherein

the rough surface comprises an exposed region exposed from the coating film;

the outer surface comprises a surface different from the rough surface; and

the coating film comprises a coating film region straddling the rough surface and the surface different from the rough surface.

17 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 16 , wherein

the base comprises a lower end side and a proximal end side that is adjacent to a proximal side of a human body when the artificial joint stem is in use, and

the coating film region is located on the lower end side of the base.

18 . The artificial joint stem according to claim 16 , wherein

on the surface different from the rough surface, a surface roughness of the outer surface where the coating film region is located is greater than a surface roughness of a region exposed from the coating film region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2026
From: KYOCERA CORPORATION
To: KYOCERA MEDICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074671/0210 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 23, 2022
From: NODA, IWAO
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061867/0302 →
Continuity (1)
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