Surgical implant
OwnerMark Ransick, Samardh Onukuri +3inventors
InventorsMark Ransick, Samardh Onukuri, Thomas Huitema, Michael Murray, Darrel Powell
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Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical implant which can be made of a metal that corrodes while implanted in tissue. The implant can include an electrical insulator, such as in the form of a film, coating, or surface layer, for reducing the conductivity of the implant. The surgical implant can include a electrical insulator for reducing the conductivity of the implant. By way of example, the surgical implant can be in the form of a staple, and insulator can be in the form of an anodized surface layer.
Claims29
A surgical implant comprising a conductive portion, and wherein at least a portion of the conductive portion is covered with an electrical insulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.