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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Pierre Descouts, Neydens, FR;
Björn-owe Aronsson, Veyrier, CH;
Michael Grätzel, St Sulpice, CH;
Carine Viornery, Carantec, FR;
Peter Péchy, Lausanne, CH;
Pierre Descouts, Neydens, FR;
Björn-Owe Aronsson, Veyrier, CH;
Michael Grätzel, St Sulpice, CH;
Carine Viornery, Carantec, FR;
Peter Péchy, Lausanne, CH;
Universite de Geneve, Geneva, CH;
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
Endosseous implant to be applied to human or animal bone, said implant having a surface made from a selected metal or a selected metal alloy or a ceramic, whereby said metal resp. metal alloy is selected from chromium, niobium, tantalum, vanadium, zirconium, aluminium, cobalt, nickel, stainless steels or an alloy thereof, said surface having a smooth or rough texture, characterized in that said surface has been treated with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable organic compound carrying at least one phosphonic acid group or a derivative thereof preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester or amid thereof and method for producing said implant.