Patents by Inventor Ravindranath H. Shetty

Ravindranath H. Shetty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of making an orthopaedic implant having a porous metal pad
    Patent number: 6049054
    Abstract: A method of making an orthopaedic implant includes the step of forming an orthopaedic implant body which has a supporting surface. A porous metal pad is formed to fit the supporting surface of the body. The porous metal pad is clamped and/or adhesively bonded to the supporting surface. A laser beam is coupled between the porous metal pad and the implant body at a plurality of locations so as to form a coalescence of metal between the porous metal pad and the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Clarence M. Panchison, Michael S. Hawley, Ravindranath H. Shetty, Richard C. Compton