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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
May. 30, 2003
Applicant:
Panjian LI, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Inventor:
Panjian Li, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D003/00 ; A61L027/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method of preparing an implantable article with a bioactive strontium-substituted ceramic apatite coating. The method involves incubating a biocompatible substrate surface that is not coated with a calcium-containing compound with a composition comprising (i) strontium ions, (ii) calcium ions, (iii) phosphate ions, and (iv) a liquid carrier.