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Absorbable medical implant made of fiber-reinforced magnesium or fiber-reinforced magnesium alloys

US9700652B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK VI Patent AG · CH

Inventors

Joerg Loeffler · Greifensee, CH
Heinz Mueller · Erlangen, DE
Peter Uggowitzer · Ottenbach, CH
Gerhard Kappelt · Uttenreuth, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 18, 2006
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 12, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L27/047
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical implant comprising a composite material which is composed of reinforcement fibers made of a magnesium-containing, bio-corrosive alloy, another bio-corrosive alloy containing a main component that is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Fe, and Y, or a non-biodegradable fiber material, embedded in a matrix made of crystalline magnesium or magnesium alloys.

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