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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Joseph DeMeo0
Patrick E. Hearn0
Robert L. McDade0
Date of Patent
May 27, 2008
0Patent Application Number
107801590
Date Filed
February 17, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A device is formed by the process into a bone screw or fastener, wherein the head has a degree of polymer alignment and strength, and wherein the shank has a higher degree of polymer alignment and strength. In practice of the present invention, the polymer slug is pressed into the die cavity by the actuation of ram press, causing the slug to conform to the die cavity. Through this process, the polymer molecular orientation is aligned to different degrees, in different zones of the device.
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