Inventor
SHETTY H RAVINDRANATH
US19 patents
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ZIMMER INC
13 patentsUS5198308AMar 30, 1993
Titanium porous surface bonded to a cobalt-based alloy substrate in an orthopaedic implant device
ZIMMER INC156 citations99
US6395327B1May 28, 2002
Enhanced fatigue strength orthopaedic implant with porous coating and method of making same
ZIMMER INC90 citations98
US5443510AAug 22, 1995
Porous coated implant and method of making same
ZIMMER INC153 citations98
US5734959AMar 31, 1998
Method of making an orthopaedic implant having a porous surface using an organic binder
ZIMMER INC157 citations97
US5192323AMar 9, 1993
Method of surface hardening orthopedic implant devices
ZIMMER INC117 citations97
US5926685AJul 20, 1999
Method of making an orthopaedic implant having a porous surface using an organic binder
ZIMMER INC90 citations96
US5323954AJun 28, 1994
Method of bonding titanium to a cobalt-based alloy substrate in an orthophedic implant device
ZIMMER INC108 citations96
US5308412AMay 3, 1994
Method of surface hardening cobalt-chromium based alloys for orthopedic implant devices
ZIMMER INC133 citations96
US5080674AJan 14, 1992
Attachment mechanism for securing an additional portion to an implant
ZIMMER INC198 citations96
US5057108AOct 15, 1991
Method of surface finishing orthopedic implant devices
ZIMMER INC144 citations95
US6576014B2Jun 10, 2003
Enhanced fatigue strength orthopaedic implant with porous coating and method of making same
ZIMMER INC16 citations92
US5326362AJul 5, 1994
Method of surface hardening orthopedic implant devices
ZIMMER INC39 citations92
US9656358B2May 23, 2017
Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate
ZIMMER INC7 citations81
ZIMMER TECH INC
4 patentsUS7918382B2Apr 5, 2011
Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate
ZIMMER TECH INC42 citations95
US6945448B2Sep 20, 2005
Method for attaching a porous metal layer to a metal substrate
ZIMMER TECH INC131 citations95
US6685987B2Feb 3, 2004
Enhanced fatigue strength orthopaedic implant with porous coating and method of making same
ZIMMER TECH INC35 citations92
US7790216B2Sep 7, 2010
Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component
ZIMMER TECH INC11 citations82