A method is provided for depositing a hard wear resistant surface onto a porous or non-porous base material of a medical implant. The wear resistant surface of the medical implant device may be formed by a Laser Based Metal Deposition (LBMD) method such as Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS). The wear...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US20070202351?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20070202351 - Laser based metal deposition (LBMD) of implant structures
