US Patent Issued to Titan Spine on Feb. 24 for "Processes for additively manufacturing orthopedic implants" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,229, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Titan Spine Inc. (Mequon, Wis.).

"Processes for additively manufacturing orthopedic implants" was invented by Michelle B. Gallagher (Mequon, Wis.), Jennifer M. Schneider (Mequon, Wis.) and Mark E. Berg (Mequon, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Orthopedic implants produced by additive manufacture, followed by refinement of exterior and interior surfaces trough mechanical erosion, chemical erosion, or a combination of mechanical and chemical erosion. Surface refinement removes debris, and also produces bone-growth enhancing micro-scale and nano-scale structures."

The patent was filed on June ...