Implants with modified surfaces for increased biocompatibility, and method for production thereof
AssigneeAstra Tech AB
InventorsJan Eirik Ellingsen, Ketil Videm, Lars Opsahl, Hans Jacob Ronold
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Abstract
An implant with a surface modified for improved bio-compatiability consisting of a metal or an alloy thereof, said implant surface comprising a modified outer layer is disclosed, wherein said metal preferably is titanium, zirconium, hafnium or tantalum, and most preferably titanium, and said modified outer layer preferably comprises a hydride of said metal. Also a method for the production of such an implant is disclosed.
Claims37
A sterile implant with a surface modified for improved biocompatibility and consisting of a metal or an alloy thereof, characterized in that the surface of the sterile implant comprises a hydrided outer layer.
An implant which is implanted in biological tissue and in direct contact with said tissue, said implant consisting of a metal or an alloy thereof, wherein the surface of the implant comprises a hydrided outer layer to provide improved biocompatibility.
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