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Implant, its use in surgery and processes for the production thereof

US5722992A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1996
Grant dateMar 3, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 13, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2300/406
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An implant at least partly comprises and at least on the infection-protected surface areas of resorbable material and contains therein an antimicrobiotic agent, the solubility of the antimicrobiotic agent being chosen in such a way that it is delivered substantially throughout the entire degradation time of the material.

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