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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2003
Jeffrey Schwartz, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael J. Avaltroni, Staten Island, NY (US);
Michael D. Carolus, Princeton, NJ (US);
Eric L. Hanson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jean E. Schwarzbauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Kim S. Midwood, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael P. Danahy, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jeffrey Schwartz, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael J. Avaltroni, Staten Island, NY (US);
Michael D. Carolus, Princeton, NJ (US);
Eric L. Hanson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Jean E. Schwarzbauer, Princeton, NJ (US);
Kim S. Midwood, Princeton, NJ (US);
Michael P. Danahy, Princeton, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
An implantable device with a metal, metal alloy, metalloid, polymeric or ceramic surface and a phosphonic acid coating layer directly contacting the surface wherein the surface has hydroxyl groups covalently bonded to the acid groups of the coating layer and the phosphonate organic ligands are omega-functionalized.