Method for synthesizing organoapatites on to surgical metal alloys
US6051272A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L27/46
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for growing or depositing artificial bone materials called organoapatites on a metal surgical alloy. The method involves pretreating the alloy with at least one aqueous solution of a poly(amino acid). After this pretreatment step, the organoapatites can be synthesized onto the alloy. Because most surgical implants are made from metal alloys, this method can be used to make implants which contain organoapatites may promote the formation of natural bone when placed into a human patient in vivo.
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