Patent ID: 7771774
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A61B,A61C,A61F,A61K,A61L,C23C,C23G

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an implant to be implanted into living bone, the method comprising the acts of: roughening at least a portion of the implant surface to produce a microscale roughened surface; and depositing discrete nanoparticles directly on the roughened surface though a one-step process of exposing the roughened surface to a solution including the nanoparticles, the nanoparticles comprising a material having a property that promotes osseointegration, wherein the act of depositing discrete nanoparticles results in deposition covering less than all of the roughened surface such that a portion of the roughened surface is exposed between at least some of the discrete nanoparticles.