Joint arthroplasty devices having articulating members

Abstract

Articulating devices for replacing damaged or degenerated weight bearing joints are provided. The devices may have two or more surfaces that articulate against one another that are coated or fully formed of PEEK or similar materials to provide improved wear capabilities while maintaining sufficient strength to operate in a weight bearing capacity.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 825,865, filed September 15, 2006, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 916,734, filed May 8, 2007, and filed October 22, 2004 A continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10 / 971,734, entitled "Artificial Disc Device," which is a U.S. patent filed on October 22, 2003, entitled "Artificial Disc Device" A continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 10 / 692,468, the contents of all of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. technical field [0003] The present invention relates to artificial implants for the replacement of damaged or degenerated weight-bearing joints, and more particularly to multi-component implants which allow rotational and / or sliding articulation of the multiple components. Background technique [0004] Several types of joints exist in the human body. These joints can be divided into...

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Problems solved by technology

Also, in the case of load-bearing surfaces of the same polymer material, there are problems of surface adhesion at high loads (e.g. beyond the yield point of the polymer material), which leads to the use of articulating load-bearing components of different materials in artificial load-bearing joints, e.g. Metal pair UHMWPE in artificial intervertebral joints

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