Method for making a mesh-and-plate surgical implant
CA 2446960 A1 · Owner: Tecomet, Inc. · Inventors: Amrich, Mark P.
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A mesh-and-plate surgical is manufactured by a method including the steps of applying a mask (22, 23) to first (28) and second (29) faces of a metal sheet (21), selectively ablating the mask on both faces affixing a first tape (41) , to the first face to cover same and maska thereon but leaving an exposed , portion (24A) for a screw hole affixing a second tape (42) to the second face to cover same and mask thereon, etching the first face screw hole portion to form a crater (24C), removing the first tape etching the crater and other , exposed portions (24B) of the first face removing the second tape, etching , opposite (24C) the crater and other exposed portions of the second face to …
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- Filed April 30, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 30, 2022.
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