Pulse Technologies, Inc.

Pulse IP, LLC

Sergei Firstov

Andrew E Fisk

Anatolii Demchyshyn

Mykola Kuzmenko

Leonid Kulak

A titanium based, ceramic reinforced alloy ingot for use in producing medical implants. An ingot is formed from an alloy having comprising from about 5 to about 35 wt. % niobium, from about 0.5 to about 3.5 wt. % silicon, and from about 61.5 to about 94.5 wt. % of titanium. The alloy has a hexagonal crystal lattice &#x3b1; phase of from about 20 vol % to about 70 vol %, and a cubic body centered &#x3b2; crystal lattice phase of from about 30 vol. % to about 80 vol. %. The ingot has an ultimate tensile strength of about 940 MPa or more, and a Young's modulus of about 150 GPa or less. A molten substantially uniform admixture of a niobium, silicon, and titanium alloy is formed, cast into a shape, and cooled into an ingot. The ingot may then be formed into a medical implant and optionally annealed.

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Sergei Firstov