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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2008
Andreas Kokott, Bad Steben, DE;
Bettina Hoffmann, Altenkunstadt, DE;
Martina Feldmann, Eckersdorf, DE;
Günter Ziegler, Nürnberg, DE;
Lukas Prantl, Regensburg, DE;
Marita Eisenmann-klein, Regensburg, DE;
Andreas Kokott, Bad Steben, DE;
Bettina Hoffmann, Altenkunstadt, DE;
Martina Feldmann, Eckersdorf, DE;
Günter Ziegler, Nürnberg, DE;
Lukas Prantl, Regensburg, DE;
Marita Eisenmann-Klein, Regensburg, DE;
Biocer Entwicklungs GmbH, Bayreuth, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a soft-tissue implant for use in the medical field which has an antibacterial effect. The soft-tissue implant, which may for example be a breast implant, has at least one antibiotic substance bound to the implant surface in first and second configurations that release the antibiotic substance, after implanting in an animal body, at short term and long term release rates. The first and second configurations are each present at one or more common surface locations. The soft-tissue implant has an antibacterial effect that prevents or reduces the deposition of bacteria and the formation of bacteria-containing biofilms.