Paragraph 120
Paragraph 120
Application
Joint Spacer Implant
Matter Number
VIL-12
Paragraph Number
120
Application Number
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Reference Case 1
VIL-12
Reference Case 2
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Created
2/5/22, 12:00 AM
Modified
2/5/22, 12:00 AM
Id
7,436
Content
In one embodiment, one or more surfaces of the articular implant 900, tether 840, and/or bone anchor 820 may be coated with a coating of an osseointegration material such as hydroxyapatite (HA) or other naturally occurring and/or biocompatible substances configured to promote osseointegration. "Osseointegration" refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of an implant. Said another way, osseointegration is functional ankylosis (bone adherence), where new bone is laid down directly on an implant surface and the implant exhibits mechanical stability (i.e., resistance to destabilization by mechanical agitation or shear forces). Osseointegration is the formation of a direct interface between an implant and bone, without intervening soft tissue. (Search "osseointegration" on Wikipedia.com Sept. 15, 2021. Quoting other sources. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Jan 21, 2022.)
Notes
Added by DJM 2 2022