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Prosthesis utilizing salt-forming oxyacids for bone fixation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-08-09
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Granted: 1989-01-03
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Expires: 2005-08-09
Abstract
Abstract An improved orthopedic or dental implant is formed so that at least its bone contacting surfaces are comprised of a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming sulfur oxyacid groups or biocompatible salts thereof. In addition, a method of promoting bone tissue deposition and adhesion has been found which utilizes an implant having a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with carbon, sulfur or phosphorous oxyacid groups or sales thereof on its bone contacting surfaces. Such oxyacid substituted polymers have been found to promote interfacial osteogenesis, to enhance the rate of bony growth into porous implant surfaces, and to foster direct chemical bonding of the implant surface with the biological polymers present in developing bone tissue.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael M. Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/50; A61L27/56; A61L27/14; A61L27/28; A61L27/34; A61L27/54; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/20; A61L2300/21; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/412; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for promoting deposition and adhesion of developing bone tissue onto a surface of an implanted prosthesis and for promoting growth of developing bone tissue into any pores in said prosthesis surface as small as 2 microns in diameter which method comprises selecting the prosthesis so that at least the prosthesis surface intended for contact with developing bone tissue comprises a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of the oxyacids of carbon, sulfur and phosphorus, and implanting said prosthesis so that said surface is accessible to developing bone tissue whereby the deposition and adhesion of developing bone tissue to the surface of the implanted prosthesis operates to secure the implanted prosthesis in a fixed position relative to adjacent bone tissue.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for promoting deposition and adhesion of developing bone tissue onto a surface of an implanted prosthesis and for promoting growth of developing bone tissue into any pores in said prosthesis surface as small as 2 microns in diameter which method comprises selecting the prosthesis so that at least the prosthesis surface intended for contact with developing bone tissue comprises a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of the oxyacids of carbon, sulfur and phosphorus, and implanting said prosthesis so that said surface is accessible to developing bone tissue whereby the deposition and adhesion of developing bone tissue to the surface of the implanted prosthesis operates to secure the implanted prosthesis in a fixed position relative to adjacent bone tissue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the oxyacid groups are converted to a biocompatible salt form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the oxyacid groups are converted to their corresponding alkali metal salts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the oxyacid groups are converted to a corresponding salt form selected from the group consisting of potassium, sodium and calcium salts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the biocompatible organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, fluorinated polyolefins, polysulfones, polyvinylalcohols, polyamides, polydimethylsiloxanes, polyethyleneglycol terephthalates, polyurethanes, polyacrylonitriles, poly(methyl methacrylates), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), polyvinylchlorides, polyvinylindene chlorides, polyethylene glycols, poylvinylpyrrolidones, poyetherurethanes, mixtures of those polymers and copolymers of copolymerizable monomers of said polymers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the prosthesis is formed by coating a biocompatible prosthesis core with the oxyacid substituted biocompatible organic polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the prosthesis core is constructed of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, metal alloys, oxidic ceramic materials, biocompatible polymers, pyrolytic carbon, and composites thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the prosthesis core has porous surfaces corresponding to the bone tissue contacting surfaces of the prosthesis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the bone tissue contacting surfaces of the prosthesis comprise a porous surface having pore sizes ranging from about 2 to about 500 microns.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selected prosthesis is formed by coating a prosthesis core with a biocompatible organic polymer substantially free of salt-forming oxyacid groups and chemically treating the coated prosthesis core to effect substitution with or formation of the salt-forming oxyacid groups at least at the surface of the biocompatible polymer coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the oxyacid groups are formed at the surface of the biocompatible organic polymer coating by chemical conditions effecting a reaction selected from the group consisting of graft copolymerization, deesterification, electrophilic substitution and nucleophilic substitution.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selected prosthesis is formed from an oxyacid substituted biocompatible organic polymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the selected prosthesis is formed of a biocompatible organic polymer substantially free of salt-forming oxyacid groups and is treated chemically to effect substitution with or formation of the salt-forming oxyacid groups at the surface of the biocompatible polymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a prosthesis having a porous surface adapted for prosthesis-securing engagement with ingrowing bone tissue, the improvement consisting essentially of forming said porous surface to comprise a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of --SO 3 H, --OSO 3 H, and --SO 2 H.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a prosthesis having a porous surface adapted for prosthesis-securing engagement with ingrowing bone tissue, the improvement consisting essentially of forming said porous surface to comprise a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of --SO 3 H, --OSO 3 H, and --SO 2 H.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein the oxyacid groups are in a biocompatible salt form.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The improvement of claim 15 wherein the oxyacid groups are in the form of their corresponding salts selected from the group consisting of potassium, sodium and calcium salts.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein the biocompatible organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, fluorinated polyolefins, polysulfones, polyvinylalcohols, polyamides, polydimethylsiloxanes, polyethyleneglycol terephthalates, polyurethanes, polyacrylonitriles, poly(methyl methacrylates), poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), polyvinylchlorides, polyvinylidene chlorides, polyethylene glycols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyetherurethanes, mixtures of those polymers and copolymers of copolymerizable monomers of said polymers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
The improvement of claim 14 where the porous surface is formed as a coating of an oxyacid-substituted biocompatible organic polymer on a biocompatible prosthesis core.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The improvement of claim 18 wherein the prosthesis core is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of metal, metal alloys, oxidic ceramic material, biocompatible organic polymers, pyrolytic carbon and composites thereof.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
20 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein the porous surface has pore sizes ranging from about 2 to about 500 microns.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement of claim 19 wherein the prosthesis core has a porous surface corresponding to the porous surface of the prosthesis.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
48 words
The improvement of claim 21 wherein the prosthesis core is coated with a biocompatible organic polymer substantially free of salt-forming oxyacid groups and thereafter the coated core is treated chemically to effect formation of or substiution with the salt-forming oxyacid groups at the surface of the biocompatible polymer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
19 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein the prosthesis is formed from a biocompatible polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
47 words
The improvement of claim 14 wherein the prosthesis is formed from a biocompatible organic polymer substantially free of salt-forming oxyacid groups and thereafter treated chemically to effect surface substitution with or formation of the salt-forming oxyacid groups at least at the surface of the biocompatible organic polymer.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for immobilizing bone prosthesis having a surface comprising a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of the oxyacids of carbon, sulfur and phosphorus, said method consisting essentially of the step of implanting the prosthesis so that at least a portion of its surface will come into contact with developing bone tissue and promote the formation of prosthesis-immobilizing chemical bonds between at least a portion of said salt-forming oxyacid groups and the developing bone tissue.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
83 words
A method for immobilizing bone prosthesis having a surface comprising a biocompatible organic polymer substituted with salt-forming oxyacid groups selected from the group consisting of the oxyacids of carbon, sulfur and phosphorus, said method consisting essentially of the step of implanting the prosthesis so that at least a portion of its surface will come into contact with developing bone tissue and promote the formation of prosthesis-immobilizing chemical bonds between at least a portion of said salt-forming oxyacid groups and the developing bone tissue.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 25 wherein the surface of the bone prosthesis has pores ranging in size from about 2 microns to about 500 microns and wherein said prosthesis-immobilizing chemical bonds are formed in said pores.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 25 wherein the salt-forming oxyacid group is --COOH.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 25 wherein the salt-forming oxyacid group is an oxyacid of phosphorus.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 25 wherein the salt-forming oxyacid group is an oxyacid of sulfur.
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