US 11,865,014 B2
Surface treated medical implant devices
Mark Miccio, Lynbrook, NY (US); and Jason Zappacosta, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc, Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,287.
Application 17/494,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/600,975, filed on Oct. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,166,824.
Application 16/600,975 is a continuation of application No. 15/675,864, filed on Aug. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,478,311, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023064 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/4455 (2013.01) [A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/30771 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30092 (2013.01); A61F 2002/3093 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30538 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30593 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30784 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30836 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30838 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30925 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4629 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00059 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00095 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); A61L 2430/38 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A method for stabilizing a spine comprising the steps of:
providing a surgical implant comprising:
an implant body sized to be implanted in a patient and adapted to be in contact with a bone of the patient, the implant body having a surface treated outer surface, the outer surface containing a plurality of primary cavities and a plurality of secondary cavities smaller than the primary cavities,
wherein the outer surface comprises recasted material adjacent to the primary cavities;
wherein the recasted material has an average height of 1-100 micrometers, the primary cavities have an average depth of 19-499 micrometers from a surface of the implant, and the secondary cavities have an average depth of 5 nanometers to 10 micrometers.
positioning the surgical implant on a portion of the spine.