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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2001
Applicants:
Paul Wilhelm Richter, Pretoria, ZA;
Michael Edward Thomas, Pretoria, ZA;
Inventors:
Paul Wilhelm Richter, Pretoria, ZA;
Michael Edward Thomas, Pretoria, ZA;
Assignee:
Technology Finance Corporation (Proprietary) Limited, Sandton, ZA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F002/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implant includes a body of non-resorbable bioactive material, with zones of resorbable bioactive material located in the body of non-resorbable material. The sizes of a major proportion of the zones of resorbable material are from 10 to 500 microns.