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Title:
CERAMIC MANUFACTURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004080340
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A ceramic body can be made by a method that includes providing an initial green body of ceramic (520/521); and machining the initial green body to provide a machined green ceramic body (530). The machined green ceramic body may be fired to provide a more finished ceramic body (540) and/or further processed to provide a finally finished ceramic body (550). As illustrations of the many possible, the ceramic body can be a femoral component (100) for a posterior stabilized knee implant or component body (101) for an artificial rotation device containing knee prosthesis. Zircona ceramic bodies are advantageously provided.

Inventors:
SERAFIN LOUIS A JR (US)
JERRY GERALD J JR (US)
BURLINGAME NICHOLAS H (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/006908
Publication Date:
November 11, 2004
Filing Date:
March 05, 2004
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Assignee:
SERAFIN LOUIS A JR (US)
JERRY GERALD J JR (US)
BURLINGAME NICHOLAS H (US)
International Classes:
A61F2/30; A61F2/38; B28B1/00; B28B11/08; C04B35/10; C04B35/48; A61F2/00; A61F2/42; A61F2/44; A61F; (IPC1-7): B28B1/00; B28B11/08; C04B35/10; C04B35/48; A61F2/38; A61F2/42; A61F2/44
Foreign References:
US20020010070A12002-01-24
US6495073B22002-12-17
US5453227A1995-09-26
Other References:
See also references of EP 1601511A4
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