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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2019
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Prashant N. Kumta, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Sung Jae Chung, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Partha Saha, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Oleg Velikokhatnyi, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Moni Kanchan Datta, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Dae Ho Hong, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Da-Tren Chou, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.