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Amedica Receives Patent for Hip Implant

Amedica Corp. has announced it received a patent for its novel hip implant featuring a monoblock ceramic acetabular cup for use in articulating joints for total joint replacement.

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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The cup, currently under development, will be used as an ultralow-wear-bearing component for motion-preserving implants.

Amedica is a spinal and orthopedic implant and instrument manufacturer focused on unique silicon nitride ceramic technologies.

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