Patents Assigned to SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., RECONSTRUCTIVE
  • DIFFUSION-HARDENED MEDICAL IMPLANT
    Publication number: 20110320007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new composition and medical implant made therefrom, the composition comprising a thick diffusion hardened zone, and preferably further comprising a ceramic layer. The present invention relates to orthopedic implants comprising the new composition, methods of making the new composition, and methods of making orthopedic implants comprising the new composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC., RECONSTRUCTIVE
    Inventors: Vivek Pawar, Shilesh C. Jani, Carolyn Weaver