Marker alloy

US9345819B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BIOTRONIK VI Patent AG · CH

Inventors

• Bruno Zberg · Altdorf, CH
• Bodo Gerold · Zellingen, DE
• Joerg Loeffler · Greifensee, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 20, 2011
• Grant date: May 24, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 19, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L31/148
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A marker alloy foreign implant made of a biodegradable metallic material and having the composition MgxYbyMz wherein x is equal to 10-60 atomic percent; y is equal to 40-90 atomic percent; z is equal to 0-10 atomic percent; M is one or more element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Zn, Au, Ga, Pd, Pt, Al, Sn, Ca, Nd, Ba, Si, and Ge; and wherein x, y, and z, together, and including contaminants caused by production, result in 100 atomic percent.