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Ceramic implant

US5192325A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 24, 1992
Grant dateMar 9, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC04B2237/348
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A ceramic implant comprising a sintered body of zirconia and a coating layer of a porous sintered body of a mixture comprising .alpha.-tricalcium phosphate and zirconia, or hydroxyapatite and zirconia formed on the surface of the sintered body of zirconia.

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