Patent ID: 9375294
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A61C

Claim Text:
1. A method for manufacturing an implant, comprising the following steps: providing a core element having a first material and having at least one recess with or without an undercut; providing a negative mold of the implant; providing at least one anchoring element of a second material, the second material being thermoplastic, wherein the at least one recess and the at least one anchoring element are matched to one another in terms of their number; positioning the core element and at least one anchoring element in a solid state in the negative mold, with the anchoring element reaching into the at least one recess, sealing the negative mold such that a mold internal cavity with the core element and the at least one anchoring element is formed and applying an elevated deformation temperature, wherein, at the deformation temperature, the second material is plastically deformable, viscous or liquid and the first material is solid, cooling the negative mold with the core element and the anchoring element, and removing the resulting implant, which comprises the core element and, attached thereto and anchored in the recess, the anchoring element, from the negative mold.