Patent ID: 9034048
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an implant for insertion in a body, the method comprising: selecting a targeted Young's modulus for a portion of said implant, selecting a pore arrangement comprising a pore size, a pore separation distance, and a pore structure for said implant to achieve said targeted Young's modulus, said pore structure comprising non-interconnected embedded pores comprising void spaces, said void spaces arranged selected from the group consisting of a simple cubic arrangement, a hexagonal prismatic arrangement, a face-centered cubic arrangement, a hexagonal close-packed arrangement and a body-centered cubic arrangement; calculating a predicted Young's modulus of said pore arrangement, comparing said predicted Young's modulus with said targeted Young's modulus, and, if required, modifying said pore arrangement to substantially achieve said targeted Young's modulus, supplying a material comprising individual particles of metallic material; bonding said material by at least one of melting, sintering or fusing of said particles into an implant form comprising said selected pore arrangement.