Porous coatings for biomedical implants
CA 2572072 C · Owner: Isoflux, Inc. · Inventors: Glocker, David A.; Romach, Mark M.
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A medical implant has a microscopically rough outer coating that serves to bond the implant to animal tissue. The coating is applied to the implant by physical vapor deposition. The coating preferable is applied via a generally oblique coating flux or a low energy coating flux. In some embodiments the , coating has pores. The pores can contain a drug which can diffuse over a , period of time. The coating may be partially nonporous to protect the implant from corrosion. The coating can have an outer porous layer that can bond with animal tissue easily.
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- Filed June 28, 2005 and granted June 11, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 28, 2025.
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