Method of fabricating a bone joining implant

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PATENT NO 9944020
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14739486

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Provided are methods and systems for fabricating multimaterial bodies in a layer-wise fashion, which bodies may be used bone-stabilizing implants. The multimaterial bodies include rigid and flexible portions that are integrally formed with one another. The multimaterial bodies may be softened or stiffened in specific areas to match the biological or anatomical features of a bone.

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DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS INC325 PARAMOUNT DRIVE RAYNHAM MA 02767

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Frigg, Robert Bettlach, CH 185 12107
Lechmann, Beat Grenchen, CH 95 7465
Nardini, Reto Grenchen, CH 20 296
Schmidli, Dieter Seewen SO, CH 18 230

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