Method for producing a medical implant made of a beta-titanium alloy, and a corresponding implant
CA 2597249 C · Owner: Keller, Arnold · Inventors: Keller, Arnold; Baliktay, Sevki
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The invention relates to a joint prosthesis having a shaft made from a titanium alloy; according to the invention, it is provided that at least the shaft (10) is investment-cast and has a body-centered cubic crystal structure. A titanium alloy having this crystal structure (known as .beta.-titanium alloy) has an advantageously low modulus of elasticity which is well matched to the physiological demands. Furthermore implementation as a shaped casting allows a complex shape to be achieved. It is particularly expediently embodied as a femoral prosthesis (1) for an artificial hip joint, which has an elongate shaft (10) with grooves (14) and sawtooth-like projections (15) for bone …
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- Filed February 27, 2006 and granted February 9, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 27, 2026.
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