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US 2016/0106541 A1Published application
Prosthesis Component With Antimicrobially Coating Sliding Surface
AssigneeWaldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
InventorRoger Thull
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Abstract
In a prosthesis component of a joint endoprosthesis, the prosthesis component comprises a sliding surface that is designed to form a sliding joint with a counter sliding surface of another prosthesis component. The sliding surface may be formed by a sliding surface coating deposited on the body of the prosthesis component, wherein the sliding surface coating has an antimicrobial effect. The sliding surface coating is active against microorganisms in the area of the sliding joint.
Claims15
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A joint endoprosthesis comprising:
- a prosthetic component manufactured from a titanium alloy, the prosthetic component having a joint head with a sliding surface;
- a sliding surface coating of titanium nitride with enclosed silver atoms on the sliding surface, the average roughness of the sliding surface being smaller than 0.03 μm;
- and
- an insert made of polymer for receiving the joint head to form a sliding joint;
- wherein, during use, individual silver atoms emerge from the sliding surface coating.
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A knee prosthesis comprising:
- a prosthetic component manufactured of a chromium-cobalt alloy, the prosthetic component having sliding surfaces;
- a sliding surface coating of titanium nitride with enclosed silver atoms on the sliding surfaces, the average roughness of the sliding surface being smaller than 0.03 μm;
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- an insert made of polymer for receiving the sliding surfaces, the sliding surfaces contacting the insert;
- wherein, during use, individual silver atoms emerge from the coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.