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 |
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.
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