Inventors:
Bill J. Pope - Springville UT
Jeffrey K. Taylor - Loomis CA
Richard H. Dixon - Provo UT
Clayton F. Gardinier - Orem UT
Louis M. Pope - Provo UT
Dean C. Blackburn - Springville UT
Michael A. Vail - Salt Lake City UT
Assignee:
Diamicron, Inc. - Orem UT
International Classification:
A61F 230
Abstract:
Prosthetic joints, components for prosthetic joints, superhard bearing and articulation surfaces, diamond bearing and articulation surfaces, substrate surface topographical features, materials for making joints, bearing and articulation surfaces, and methods for manufacturing and finishing the same, and related information are disclosed, including a component for use in a prosthetic hip, the component having a polycrystalline diamond articulation surface and a plurality of substrate layers.