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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Joerg Loeffler, Zürich, CH;
Heinz Mueller, Erlangen, DE;
Peter Uggowitzer, Ottenbach, CH;
Gerhard Kappelt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Inventors:
Joerg Loeffler, Zürich, CH;
Heinz Mueller, Erlangen, DE;
Peter Uggowitzer, Ottenbach, CH;
Gerhard Kappelt, Uttenreuth, DE;
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG, Barr, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61L 27/42 (2006.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/427 (2013.01); A61L 27/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical implant comprising a composite material which is composed of reinforcement fibers made of a magnesium-containing, bio-corrosive alloy, another bio-corrosive alloy containing a main component that is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Fe, and Y, or a non-biodegradable fiber material, embedded in a matrix made of crystalline magnesium or magnesium alloys.