Patent ID: 8226713

Claim:
An orbital implant which comprises: a spherical core made of porous, non-bioabsorbable material penetrable by fibrovascular ingrowth, said core having an anterior surface section and an adjacent posterior surface section; a first, non-liquid, solid, continuous and extraocular muscle suturable material coating portion having a smooth outer surface and a first bioabsorbability rate; said first coating portion exclusively covering said anterior surface section; a second, non-liquid, solid material, perforated coating portion having a smooth outer surface and a second bioabsorbability rate; said second coating portion exclusively covering said posterior surface section; wherein said first bioabsorbability rate is slower than said second bioabsorbability rate, wherein said first coating portion and said second coating portion do not substantially overlap each other, and, wherein said first coating portion and said second coating portion are deformed over the implant to intimately contact surface features on said implant.