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US 6,207,218 B1Granted
Method for coating medical implants
AssigneeIsoTis N.V.
InventorsPierre Jean François Layrolle, Klaas de Groot, Joost Dick de Bruijn, Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, Yuan Huipin
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for coating a medical implant, wherein the implant is submersed in an aqueous solution of magnesium, calcium and phosphate ions through which a gaseous weak acid is passed, the solution is degassed, and the coating is allowed to precipitate onto the implant. The invention further relates to a medical implant coated in said method and to a device for use in said method.
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A method for coating an implant comprising the steps of
- (a) contacting the implant with an aqueous solution of magnesium, calcium, and phosphate ions;
- (b) passing a gaseous weak acid through the aqueous solution to maintain a concentrated solution of the ions;
- then
- (c) degassing the aqueous solution to cause the magnesium, calcium, and phosphate ions to precipitate onto the implant to form a coated implant.
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