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US 2014/0277328 A1Published application
Composite material and uses thereof
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical Systems AB
InventorsAndreas ÖRNBERG, Anna Norlin-Weissenrieder, Jonas Weissenrieder
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Abstract
A composite material for a medical implant includes a matrix of magnesium or magnesium alloy, and a catalyst which is dispersed within the matrix. The catalyst has the capacity to reduce an amount of hydrogen gas released from the matrix when the matrix is being degraded inside the patient.
Claims12
A composite material comprising:
- a matrix of magnesium or magnesium alloy, and
- a catalyst which is dispersed within the matrix,
- wherein the catalyst has the capacity to reduce an amount of hydrogen gas released from the matrix when the matrix is being degraded.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.