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US 8,771,751 B2Granted
Metallic implant which is degradable in vivo
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorsBernd Heublein, Gerd Hausdorf
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Abstract
The invention relates to a medical implant made of a metallic material. After fulfilling its temporary support function, the implant is degraded by corrosion at a predetermined rate. Negative long-term effects are thus avoided.
Claims6
A device comprising a medical implant made from a metallic material degradable in vivo through corrosion,
- wherein the material has a thickness and a composition consisting of an alloy having iron as its major constituent,
- wherein the material contains 88-99.8% iron, 0.1-7% chromium, 0-3.5% nickel, and less than 5% other metals, and, optionally, up to 7% carbon,
- wherein the implant is a vascular support in the form of a stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.