Patent ID: 8162977
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for joining a first implant and a second implant, the method comprising: positioning the first implant into a body of a patient, the first implant having an upper surface with at least one recess or a plurality of pores and a surface feature configured to contact a portion of a lower surface of the second implant; positioning the second implant into the body of the patient, the second implant having a lower surface with a projection and wherein at least the projection of the second implant is configured to contact at least a portion of the upper surface of the first implant; applying ultrasonic energy to the second implant to soften at least a portion of the projection or the surface feature at or near a joining region; and applying a force to the second implant such that at least a portion of the first or second implant deforms to join the first and second implants at or near the joining region.