Surface-modified implants
US7087085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An osteogenic implant with improved osteointegration properties, this implant being made of titanium metal or a titanium-based alloy and being suitable for implantation in bones, said implant having a roughened surface, which in the hydroxylated state has been at least partially covered with a compound which comprises in the molecule at least two groups which are, independently of one another, a primary amino group, a secondary amino group, a carboxyl group, an amide group, a phosphano group and/or hydroxyl, or with a mixture of such compounds.
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