Patent ID: 11911535
Assignee: HAPPE SPINE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 7:
8. The implantable medical device of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic composite body further includes at least one reinforcement material dispersed throughout at least one of the at least one dense portion and the at least one porous portion, the at least one reinforcement material being selected from the group consisting of hydroxyapatite, calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite, carbonated calcium hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP), alpha-tricalcium phosphate (alpha-TCP), amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP), anisometric calcium phosphate, octacalcium phosphate (OCP), tetracalcium phosphate, biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), anhydrous dicalcium phosphate (DCPA), dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD), anhydrous monocalcium phosphate (MCPA), monocalcium phosphate monohydrate (MCPM), glasses and glass-ceramics comprising SiO2, CaO, Na2O and/or P2O5, and combinations thereof includes a plurality.