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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Bodo Gerold, Zellingen, DE;
Bjoern Klocke, Zurich, CH;
Matthias Fringes, Ansbach, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Biotronik VI Patent AG, Baar, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/48 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implant system comprising a functional implant () that fulfills a medical function, particularly a bone implant, which is formed at least in part of a metal material that can be degraded by the body () of the implant wearer, as well as a control device () for controlling the degradation behavior of the functional implant (). The control device () has a counter-electrode () to the functional implant (), and a voltage source () for making available a polarization voltage (ΔU) between functional implant () and counter-electrode (), to control the degradation behavior of the functional implant ().