Patent ID: 8206450
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: A61L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A composite implant comprising: a soft polymeric component; a porous polymeric substrate; and a non-porous barrier located at an interface between the soft polymeric component and the porous polymeric substrate, wherein the soft polymeric component and the porous polymeric substrate are preformed with corresponding male and female coupling sites, each of the male coupling sites projecting outwardly from an outer surface of one of the soft polymeric component and the porous polymeric substrate and each of the female coupling sites being a recess located within the other of the soft polymeric component and the porous polymeric substrate, wherein the soft polymeric component is mechanically coupled to the porous polymeric substrate through engagement of a plurality of the male and female coupling sites at the interface between the soft polymeric component and the porous polymeric substrate, and wherein the male coupling sites pass through the non-porous barrier.