Amedica Corporation
Amedica Receives Patent on Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings
Published in Medical Device Business Week, March 17th, 2010
Amedica Corporation, a spinal and orthopaedic implant and instrument company focused on unique silicon nitride (SiN) ceramic technologies, announced that it has been granted United States Patent No. 7,666,229 covering its novel ceramic-on-ceramic bearings for articulating joints used for total joint replacement and spinal disc applications. Currently under development, Amedica's new advance bearing surfaces covered under this and other pending patents will be used as ultra-low-wear bearing components for motion preserving implants.
"The combination of high strength and toughness of our silicon nitride ceramics provides us with a unique and versatile surface-bearing...
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