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`Amendments to the Claims:
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`1-36.
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`(Cancelled)
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`37.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of manufacturing an object for placement into
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`a region comprising:
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`providing a feedstock of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy;
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`heating the feedstock around the glass transition temperature of the bulk solidifying
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`amorphous alloy to reach a viscous fluid regime and form a moldable alloy;
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`shaping the moldable alloy to form an body of the object having a plurality of surface
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`features on an outer surface thereof, the surface features having an average roughness o_f
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`between about 1 pm to about 50pm and an average particle size of between about 10 pm to
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`about 500 um such that the outer surface of the body has mechanical and morphological
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`compatibility with the region; and
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`quenching the object at a cooling rate sufficient to ensure that the bulk solidifying amorphous
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`alloy has a substantially amorphous atomic structure having an elastic strain limit of around
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`1.2% or more, said bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy having a composition that is free from
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`Ni.
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`38.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, wherein the
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`step of shaping includes feeding the moldable alloy into a mold having a negative impression
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`of the desired body surface features.
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`39.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 38, wherein the
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`mold is a permanent mold.
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`40.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, wherein the
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`step of heating includes heating the feedstock to at least above the melt temperature of the
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`bulk solidifying amorphous alloy to form a molten alloy.
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`41.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, wherein the
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`bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy has a supercooled liquid region of more than 90°C.
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`42.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, further
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`comprising surface treating the outer surface of the body with a treatment selected from the
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`group consisting of a chemical treatment, a thermal treatment, and a combination of
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`chemical and thermal treatments.
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`43.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, further
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`comprising the step of coating the outer surface body with a biocompatible resin cement.
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`44.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 37, wherein the
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`object is shaped into a load bearing member.
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`45.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of manufacturing an object for placement into
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`a region comprising:
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`providing a pre-fabricated body of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy having an outer
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`surface;
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`heating the body around a glass transition temperature of the bulk solidifying amorphous
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`alloy to reach a viscous fluid regime;
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`pressing the heated body against a mold to form a plurality of surface feature on the outer
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`surface, the surface features having an average roughness of between about 1 pm to about
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`M and an average particle size of between about 10 pm to about 500 um such that the
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`outer surface of the body has mechanical and morphological compatibility with the region;
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`and
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`quenching the object at a cooling rate sufficient to ensure that the bulk solidifying amorphous
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`alloy has a substantially amorphous atomic structure having an elastic strain limit of around
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`1.2% or more, said bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy having a composition that is free from
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`Ni.
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`46.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 45, wherein the
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`mold is a permanent mold.
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`47.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 45, wherein the
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`bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy has a supercooled liquid region of more than 90°C.
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`48.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 45, further
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`comprising surface treating the outer surface of the body with a treatment selected from the
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`group consisting of a chemical treatment, a thermal treatment, and a combination of
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`chemical and thermal treatments.
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`49.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 45, further
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`comprising the step of coating the outer surface body with a biocompatible resin cement.
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`50.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as described in claim 45, wherein the
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`medical is a load bearing member.
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`51.
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`(Currently Amended) A method of manufacturing an object for placement into
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`a region comprising:
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`providing a pre-fabricated body of a bulk-solidifying amorphous alloy having an outer
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`surface;
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`heating the body to around a glass transition temperature of the bulk solidifying amorphous
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`alloy to reach a viscous fluid regime;
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`pressing the heated body against a mold to form a plurality of surface feature on the outer
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`surface, the surface features having an average roughness of between about 1 pm to about
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`M and an average particle size of between about 10 pm to about 500 um such that the
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`outer surface of the body has mechanical and morphological compatibility with the region;
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`and
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`quenching the object at a cooling rate sufficient to ensure that the bulk solidifying amorphous
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`alloy has a substantially amorphous atomic structure having an elastic strain limit of around
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`1.2% or more.
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