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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Les Entreprises Nanostent Inc., Montreal, CA;
Rosaire Mongrain, Montreal, CA;
Olivier Francois Bertrand, Quebec City, CA;
Stephen Yue, Montreal, CA;
Les Enterprises Nanostent Inc., Quebec, CA;
Abstract
An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of said stent is promoted by galvanic corrosion between said anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, such as a stent, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.