IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES COMPRISING BIO-DEGRADABLE ALLOYS

• Main Authors: THOMAS A. TROZERA, HERBERT R. RADISCH, GORDON F. JANKO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: 29.11.2018
• Subjects: ALLOYS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS

The invention provides medical devices comprising high-strength alloys which degrade over time in the body of a human or animal, at controlled degradation rates, without generating emboli. In one embodiment the alloy is formed into a bone fixation device such as an anchor, screw, plate, support or r...