Artificial hip joint consisting of multi-layer shell core composite structural components
An artificial hip joint consisting of multi-layer shell core composite structural components includes an artificial acetabular bone ( 1 ) and an artificial femoral head ( 2 ) which are mutually matched with each other. The artificial acetabular bone ( 1 ) has a multi-layer shell core composite structure and is constituted of a ceramic acetabular bone lining ( 1 - 1 ), transitional layers ( 1 - 2, 1 - 3 ), an acetabular bone shell made of a porous metal or a porous alloy or a porous toughened ceramic ( 1 - 4 ). The artificial femoral head ( 2 ) has a multi-layer shell core composite structure and is constituted of a ceramic spherical shell layer ( 2 - 1 ), a transitional layer ( 2 - 5 ) and a toughened ceramic inner core ( 2 - 2 ). The artificial acetabular bone lining and the artificial femoral head spherical shell layer of the hip joint have high rigid, anti-corrosion and anti-wear performance. The artificial acetabular bone shell layer and the femoral head inner core layer have high tough, shockresistant performance.
1. An artificial hip joint composed of multilayer shell-core composite structural components, comprising: an artificial acetabulum and an artificial femoral ball head which are mutually matched with each other,
where the artificial acetabulum has a multilayer shell-core composite structure, which comprises a ceramic acetabular liner, a transition layer and an acetabular shell which is adapted to contact with a human body; the artificial acetabulum is manufactured through sintering a green body of successively stacked layers of the ceramic acetabular liner, the transition layer and the acetabular shell, and the green body of successively stacked layers of the ceramic acetabular liner, the transition layer and the acetabular shell is obtained through a powder co-injection molding process; the acetabular shell is made of a porous toughened ceramic; the ceramic acetabular liner is made of ceramic material; and the transition layer of the artificial acetabulum is made of composite material comprising materials of the shell layer and the acetabular liner of the artificial acetabulum;
where the artificial femoral ball head has a multilayer shell-core composite structure, which comprises a ceramic spherical shell layer, a transition layer and a toughened ceramic inner core; the artificial femoral ball head is manufactured through sintering a green body of successively stacked layers of the ceramic spherical shell layer, the transition layer and the toughened ceramic inner core, and the green body of successively stacked layers of the ceramic spherical shell layer, the transition layer and the toughened ceramic inner core is obtained through a powder co-injection molding process; the toughened ceramic inner core is made of toughened ceramic; the ceramic spherical shell layer is made of ceramic material; and the transition layer of the femoral ball head is made of composite materials comprising materials of the toughened ceramic inner core and the ceramic spherical shell layer of the femoral ball head.
2. The artificial hip joint according to claim 1 , where the transition layer of the artificial acetabulum has a single-layer or multi-layer structure, and the transition layer of the artificial femoral ball head has a single-layer or multi-layer structure.
3. The artificial hip joint according to claim 1 , where multiple convex and concave screw thread are disposed on a surface of the acetabular shell.
4. The artificial hip joint according to claim 1 , where a three-dimensional porosity of the porous toughened ceramic ranges from 50% to 80% in the acetabular shell, a pore diameter of the porous toughened ceramic ranges from 50 μm to 250 μm, and a pore structure of the porous toughened ceramic is connected three dimensionally.
5. The artificial hip joint according to claim 1 , where the ceramic acetabular liner, the transition layer and the acetabular shell are overlapped parallelly at the edges of an acetabulum opening, or the ceramic acetabular liner fully covers the transition layer and the acetabular shell.
6. The artificial hip joint according to claim 1 , where the spherical shell layer of the artificial ball head is made of high-purity and superfine alumina ceramic, the transition layer of the artificial ball head is made of toughened ceramic comprising ZrO 2 (3Y 2 O 3 ) and Al 2 O 3 , and the toughened ceramic inner core of the artificial ball head is made of toughened ceramic comprising ZrO 2 (3Y 2 O 3 ) and Al 2 O 3 ; or, the spherical shell layer is made of high-purity and superfine alumina ceramic, the transition layer is made of toughened ceramic comprising Al 2 O 3 and Ce-TZP, and the toughened ceramic inner core is made of toughened ceramic comprising Al 2 O 3 and Ce-TZP.