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US 2008/0177378 A1Published application
Partially bioabsorbable implant
AssigneeCivention AG
InventorSoheil Asgari
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an at least partially biodegradable medical implant having a plurality of in-vivo biodegradable organic polymer particles embedded in a matrix of a plurality of compressed metal-based particles. Methods for the manufacture thereof are also provided. The implant may preferably be further functionalized by inclusion of active ingredients such as therapeutically active agents or markers.
Claims22
An at least partially biodegradable implant, comprising:
- a plurality of first particles of at least one in-vivo biodegradable organic polymer;
- and
- a plurality of second particles of at least one metal-based material, wherein the first particles are embedded in a matrix of compressed second particles.
A method for producing an at least partially biodegradable implant, comprising:
- providing a suspension comprising a plurality of first particles of at least one in-vivo biodegradable organic polymer, a plurality of second particles of at least one metal-based material;
- and at least one solvent, wherein the first and second particles are substantially insoluble in the solvent;
- and
- molding the suspension to form an implant comprising the first particles embedded in a matrix of compressed second particles.
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