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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pierre Jean François Layrolle, CT Utrectht, NL;
Klaas de Groot, El Heemstede, NL;
Joost Dick de Bruijn, AG Den Haag, NL;
Clemens A. van Blitterswijk, PD Hekendorp, NL;
Yuan Huipin, AA Zeist, NL;
Assignee:
IsoTis N.V., Bilthoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/700 ; A61L 2/712 ; A61L 2/758 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/700 ; A61L 2/712 ; A61L 2/758 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for coating a medical implant, wherein the implant is submersed in an aqueous solution of magnesium, calcium and phosphate ions through which a gaseous weak acid is passed, the solution is degassed, and the coating is allowed to precipitate onto the implant. The invention further relates to a medical implant coated in said method and to a device for use in said method.