Implant, its use in surgery and processes for the production thereof
US5722992A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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