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Implant and method for production thereof

US9913707B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

9References

12Claims

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Assignee

BIOTRONIK AG · CH

Inventors

Ullrich Bayer · Bad Doberan, DE
Bernd Block · Erlangen, DE
Baerbel Becher · Rostock, DE
Daniel Lootz · Rostock, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 11, 2013
Grant date	Mar 13, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10N2040/242
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for producing an implant and the implant itself, particularly an intraluminal endoprosthesis, wherein the implant is produced from a preferably hollow cylindrical semifinished article (10), wherein the semifinished article contains magnesium or a magnesium alloy, the method comprising preparing the semifinished article (10), and shaping the semifinished article at a temperature of between 250° C. and 550° C. using a tool, which has a metallic lubricant containing gallium and/or a gallium compound on at least a part of its surface that will come into contact with the semifinished article.

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