Medical implant
OwnerYong Chan Leeinventor
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Abstract
A medical implant coated with a polymeric material having hydrophilicity and osteoconductivity. When the implant is embedded in depth in a living body, the polymeric material absorbs moisture to swell up, bringing about an effect of dispersing the external stress applied to the implant. This volumetric increase also brings the implant into close contact with the bone of the implantation site, thus remarkably improving the stability in the early stage of the implantation and more strengthening the osseointegration of the implant in the bone as time passes.
Claims4
A method for improving stability of a medical implant in the early stage of implantation by dispersing the external stress applied to the implant comprising the steps of:
- selecting a chitosan;
- coating a surface of a medical implant with said chitosan;
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- embedding the coated implant in a predetermined tissue site of a living body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.