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US 2010/0249854 A1Published application
Multizone Implants
OwnerJonathan D. Thomas, Joshua Stopekinventors
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Abstract
Medical devices having more than one degradation zone or degradation mechanism are used for orthopedic repair devices and soft tissue fixation devices.
Claims19
An implant comprising at least two degradation zones having different degradation rates, the at least two degradation zones including a first degradation zone at an exterior concentric portion of the implant and a second degradation zone at an interior concentric portion of the implant;
- wherein the degradation rate of at least one degradation zone corresponds to an elution of at least one bioactive agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.