This invention relates generally to medical implants, and more particularly to medical implants having wear resistant geometries and wear resistant thin films thereon.
Medical implants, such as knee, hip, and spine orthopedic replacement joints and other joints and implants have previously consisted primarily of a hard metal motion element that engages a polymer contact pad. This has usually been a high density high wear resistant polymer, for example Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), or other resilient material. The problem with this type of configuration is the polymer eventually begins to degrade due to the caustic nature of blood, the high impact load, and high load cycle. As the resilient member degrades, pieces of polymer may be liberated into the joint area, often causing accelerated wear, implant damage, and tissue inflammation and harm.
It is desirable to employ a design using a hard member on a hard member e.g. metals or ceramics), thus eliminating the polymer. Such a design is expected to have a longer service life. Extended implant life is important as it is now often required to revise or replace implants. Implant replacement is undesirable from a cost, inconvenience, patient health, and resource consumption standpoint.
Implant using two hard elements of conventional design will be, however, subject to rapid wear. First, a joint having one hard, rigid element on another will not be perfectly shaped to a nominal geometry. Such imperfections will result in points of high stress, thus causing localized wear. Furthermore, two hard elements would lack the resilient nature of a natural joint. Cartilage has a definite resilient property, absorbing shock and distributing periodic elevated loads. This in turn extends the life of a natural joint and reduces stress on neighboring support bone and tissue. If two rigid members are used, this ability to absorb the shock of an active lifestyle could be diminished. The rigid members would transmit the excessive shock to the implant to bone interface. Some cyclical load in these areas stimulates bone growth and strength; however, excessive loads or shock stress or impulse loading the bone-to-implant interface will result in localized bone mass loss, inflammation, and reduced support.
These and other shortcomings of the prior art are addressed by the present invention, which according to one aspect provides a medical implant, including: a first member adapted to be implanted to bone and having a substantially rigid first contact surface; and a second member adapted to be implanted to bone and having a substantially rigid second contact surface which bears against the first contact surface so as to transfer load from one member to the other while allowing relative motion between the two members. At least one of the first and second contact surfaces is adapted to have resilient properties when placed under load.
According to another aspect of the invention, a medical implant includes: a first member adapted to be implanted to bone and having a substantially rigid, convex-curved first contact surface; and a second member adapted to be implanted to bone and having a substantially rigid, concave-curved second contact surface riding against the first contact surface. The second contact is adapted to bend elastically in at least one plane when placed under a preselected operating load.
The invention may be best understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing figures in which:
Referring to the drawings wherein identical reference numerals denote the same elements throughout the various views,
The surface of the ball end 14, or portions thereof, has a thin film 16 of a carbon-based material deposited thereon, referred to as a diamond-like carbon (DLC) material. This thin film material is essentially pure carbon, has a noncrystalline microstructure, and exhibits a flexural capability of approximately 8% or better. The carbon structure and bond layer enable the thin film 16 to endure significant vibration and deformation without cracking or detaching from the substrate or delaminating. Such thin films may be obtained from BioMedFlex LLC, Huntersville, N.C., 28078.
The thin film 16 is applied in multiple layers, for example about 3 to about 30 layers may be used. The use of multilayers prevents residual stress build up in the individual layers and in the total film thickness This is in contrast to typical prior art thin films which have residual stress present and are brittle, limiting their ability to bear a localized load. The total thickness of the thin film 16 may be in the range of about 0.5 to about 6 μm. No post coating annealing or mechanical polishing is required, and the thin film 16 has a high adhesion strength, for example about 8500 lb/in2 or greater.
The thin film process proceeds as follows. First, the untreated lower member 10 is plasma cleaned in a known manner to eliminate any foreign material or contaminants from the surface thereof. The thin film 16 is then deposited over the exterior of the ball end 14 using a plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. Since the thin film process is CVD, it does not require a direct line-of-sight to achieve a satisfactory thin film. Once the thin film cycle is complete, the lower member 10 is removed from the chamber 20.
It is also possible to construct the thin film 16 by alternating layers of metal doped DLC with layers of amorphous hydrogenated diamond like carbon. Examples of suitable materials for the multilayers include: amorphous hydrogenated carbon, silicon doped amorphous hydrogenated carbon, boron doped amorphous hydrogenated carbon, nitrogen doped amorphous hydrogenated carbon, boron nitride doped amorphous hydrogenated carbon, or other metal doped amorphous hydrogenated carbon.
The thin film 16 does not require an intermediate film or coating layer (such as TiN). It has a high electrical resistivity and high thermal conductivity. The thin film 16 may be doped with one or more metallic, semi-metallic or other elements to produce a balance of high hardness without sacrificing typical DLC coefficients of reduced friction, adhesion layer strength, and overall bond strength.
The thin film 16 has several beneficial effects to the surface on which it is applied. The thin film is conformal and more uniform than physical vapor deposition methods. It creates a non-porous, chemically inert, protective boundary layer. It improves the ability to withstand a localized (Hertzian) load while still providing exceptional wear resistance and high adhesion. It provides unique flexural property that allows the thin film 16 (and underlying substrate) to flex under load. This combination of flexural nature and high wear resistance makes the thin film 16 a solution for a variety of applications such as: gears (spiral bevel, hypoid, helical, spur, worm, etc.); medical implants; knees, hips, finger joint, spine, etc.; medical instruments; cams (and cam shafts) lifters (e.g. flat tappet); valves (automotive and industrial); curvic couplings; hurth couplings; bearings (e.g. gothic arch and planar and roller surface); shafts (especially shaft faces or shoulders); and other similar applications.
The thin film 16 has the ability to withstand scuffing and galling. It has a high hardness, low friction, and resists chemical wear. The thin film 16 enhances (fortifies) and protects the substrate surface to better preserve the exterior (exposed area) of the substrate to reduce the effects of micro surface damage (cracks and spalling); an initial wear indicator and mechanism. The high Hertzian contact stress tolerance makes it possible to actually maintain a hard carbon thin film 16 were prior art DLCs would fail (due to cracking and adhesion layer failure)
Superfinishing of the thin film 16 is possible. This would produce an even better surface finish on a processed surface than originally existed on the bare substrate; even if the original substrate was finished to a sub micron (<1 micro-inch Ra) surface finish.
The resilient hard carbon thin film 16 described above may be used on implants having osseointegration surfaces, which are surfaces designed to be infiltrated by bone growth to improve the connection between the implant and the bone. Osseointegration surfaces may be made from materials such as trabecular metal, textured metal, or sintered or extruded implant integration textures. Trabecular metal is an open metal structure with a high porosity (e.g. about 80%). An example of a trabecular metal structure is shown in
The thin film 16 may be applied to any osseointegration surface.
In order to utilize the superior characteristics of the thin films described above, a specialized implant contact interface (implant geometry) may be used. In this geometry, an implanted joint would include two typically hard (i.e. metal or ceramic) members; however, at least one of the members is formed such that it has the characteristics of a resilient member, such as: the ability to absorb an impact load; the ability to absorb high cycle loading (high endurance limit); the ability to be self cleaning; and the ability to function as a hydrodynamic and/or hydrostatic bearing. One or both of these contact interface members may have thin film applied. If thin film is applied to two mating surfaces, it may be desirable to use two different compositions to improve the wear resistance and component compatibility. It may also be desired to apply thin film to one surface and a different surface treatment or coating to the mating surface.
Generally, the contact resilient member is flexible enough to allow elastic deformation and avoid localized load increases, but not so flexible as to risk plastic deformation, cracking and failure. In particular, the resilient member is designed such that the stress levels therein will be below the high-cycle fatigue endurance limit. As an example, the resilient member might be only about 10% to about 20% as stiff as a comparable solid member. It is also possible to construct the resilient member geometry with a variable stiffness, i.e. having a low effective spring rate for small deflections and a higher rate as the deflections increase, to avoid failure under sudden heavy loads.
The Z7 region may be local to the contact member 34 or may be one of several. In any case, it may contain a means of providing fluid pressure to the internal contact cavity to produce a hydrostatic interface. A passive (powered by the regular motion of the patient) or active (powered by micro components and a dedicated subsystem) pumping means and optional filtration may be employed to provide the desired fluid interaction.
A hydrodynamic interface is desirable as, by definition, it means the contact member 34 is not actually touching the mating joint member. The lead-in and lead-out shapes Z1, Z2, Z5, Z6 are configured to generate a shear stress in the working fluid so as to create the fluid “wedge” of a hydrodynamic support. However, in this type of arrangement, there is a point where the two bearing surfaces are resting on each other in the absence of fluid shear between the two members of the joint or implant. This is what causes what is called stick-slip (the transition from static to dynamic friction then to hydrodynamic motion). The resilient nature of the thin film 16, allows a design which has reduced wear even when the contact member 34 flexes or is in a static friction regime.
Another way to achieve a resilient member is to employ a design that uses contacting surfaces with similar geometric relationships but sandwiches a resilient media between two semi-rigid elements. For example,
It may be desirable to create a return passage 62 from the seal void region 60 back into the internal zone 64 in order to stabilize the pressure between the two and to allow for retention of the Internal zone fluid if desired. This is especially relevant when the hydrostatic configuration is considered.
It is noted that it may be desirable to surface treat either or both interfaces of any of the above-described joints with a laser, shot peen, burnishing, or water shock process, to reduce wear. The benefit could be as much from surface annealing and microstructure and microfracture elimination as smoothing itself.
The foregoing has described medical implants with wear-resistant geometries and coatings. While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications thereto can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention and the best mode for practicing the invention are provided for the purpose of illustration only and not for the purpose of limitation.
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