Oxidized zirconium on a porous structure for bone implant use
US6974625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/30
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A composition, a medical implant constructed from the composition, and a method of making the composition are described. The composition is a composite material, comprising a porous, reticulated, open cell network having at least part of its surface coated with blue-black or black oxidized zirconium.
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