Biocorrodible implant with anti-corrosion coating
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorEric Wittchow
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Abstract
An implant comprising a main body made of magnesium or a biocorrodible magnesium alloy and a corrosion-inhibiting passivation layer covering the main body. The passivation layer is characterized in that it contains a 3-polyhydroxyalkanoate and the 3-polyhydroxyalkanoate is a homomer or copolymer with a polymer segment of formula (1): where R=propyl, butyl, pentyl or hexyl.
Claims3
An implant comprising a main body made of magnesium or a biocorrodible magnesium alloy and a corrosion-inhibiting passivation layer covering the main body, wherein the passivation layer contains a 3-polyhydroxyalkanoate and the 3-polyhydroxyalkanoate is a homomer or copolymer with a polymer segment of formula:
- where R=propyl, butyl, pentyl or hexyl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.