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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8039038 | Process for the preparation of protein mediated calcium hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating on metal substrate This invention provides a process for the preparation of protein mediated calcium hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating on metal substrates particularly on stainless steel (316 L) by biomimetic route, capable of rapid and effective osteointegration with the host tissue follo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7879388 | Methods for production and use of synthetic hydroxyapatite and fluorapatite nanorods, and superstructures assembled from the same Disclosed herein are methods directed toward the synthesis of ordered structures of hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite derivatives. More specifically, disclosed herein is a method of preparing ordered hydroxyapatite nanorod structures including the steps of suspendin... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7790216 | Method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component A method for producing a zirconia-layered orthopedic implant component includes depositing zirconium onto the orthopedic implant component, thereby forming a zirconium-layered component, and converting at least a portion of the zirconium into a substantially monocli... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7704546 | Ceramic in replacement components A method and apparatus for a prosthesis. At least a portion of the prosthesis is made from a ceramic that is treated with ion implantation, which causes a controllable, bilateral compressive stress of the ceramic. A diamond-like-coating (DLC) can be coated on the ce... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7425345 | Apparatus and method for coating objects using an optical system An apparatus comprises a dispenser, a coherent energy source and an beam steering system. The dispenser defines a path of a droplet. The beam steering system is coupled to the coherent energy source and is configured to define a beam path of the coherent energy sour... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416564 | Porous bioceramics for bone scaffold and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a porous bioceramics for bone scaffold. The porous bioceramics according to the present invention comprises a biocompatible porous ceramic substrate having the property to thermal-decompose hydroxyapatite in contact with it; a fluorapa... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407684 | Multi-step method of manufacturing a medical device A multi-step method of manufacturing a medical device containing therapeutic agents that results in a lower maximum error in the amount of therapeutic agents actually disposed thereon and that allows for differential drug release kinetics along the length of the med... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7390526 | Methods and materials for nanocrystalline surface coatings and attachment of peptide amphiphile nanofibers thereon Biocompatible composites comprising peptide amphiphiles and surface modified substrates and related methods for attachment thereon. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7368065 | Implants with textured surface and methods for producing the same Compositions and methods are provided for preparing a metal substrate having a uniform textured surface with a plurality of indentations with a diameter in the nanometer and micrometer range. The textured surface is produced by exposing the substrate to an etching f... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354488 | Palladium alloy A family of alloys for use in medical, electrical contact and jewelry applications includes as primary components palladium, and boron and at least one of ruthenium, rhenium, platinum, gold, zirconium, tungsten, cobalt, nickel, tantalum and iridium. An alternative e... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356295 | Developer-carrying member having improved transportability, a developing unit, a process cartridge and an image forming apparatus A developer-carrying member to transport a developer having a carrier to a developing area facing an image carrying member in an image forming apparatus includes a sleeve. The sleeve carries the developer. The surface of the sleeve has a maximum roughness Rmax of on... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351243 | High strength bioresorbables containing poly-glycolic acid Polymer compositions comprising poly-glycolic acid (PGA) or a functional derivative thereof with a tensile strength of at least 1200 MPa are disclosed. Processes suitable for manufacturing said compositions are also described, comprising rendering PGA into an amorph... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351433 | Method for producing polymeric sol of calcium phosphate compound and method for coating the same on a metal implant Disclosed is a method for producing a transparent and homogenized polymeric sol of a calcium phosphate compound, containing apatite and having excellent wettability and bioactivity, according to a sol-gel synthesis, and a method for coating the polymeric sol on a me... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344749 | Method for coating a substrate with calcium phosphate A method for coating substrates with calcium phosphate. The aim of the method is to be able to carry out a simple coating for all materials as well as for particles. To this end, the substrate to be coated is placed in a calcium phosphate gel, whereupon this substra... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7326464 | Calcium phosphate microgranules The invention concerns microgranules produced from calcium phosphate materials. The invention also concerns a method for producing said microgranules. The inventive microgranules are characterized by a very narrow particle size distribution. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323208 | Modified porous materials and method of forming the same Modified porous materials are disclosed having interconnected, complexly shaped three-dimensional surfaces. The modification is accomplished by crosslinking the three-dimensional surfaces and/or by coating the three-dimensional surfaces with a layer of a predetermin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320799 | Coatings, coated articles and methods of manufacture thereof A multi-layer coating is particularly useful for the coating of implants such as orthopedic and dental implants, particularly metallic implants. The multi-layer coating has both high bond strength to implants and excellent bioactivity with the surrounding body tissu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320798 | Coatings, coated articles and methods of manufacture thereof A multi-layer coating is particularly useful for the coating of implants such as orthopedic and dental implants, particularly metallic implants. The first layer comprises a dense material insoluble and inert in body fluids. The second layer comprises apatite and a b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318841 | Synthesis of calcium phosphates by mechano-chemical process A low crystallinity calcium phosphate powder is prepared by mechanically grinding a calcium phosphate solid under grinding forces local heating sufficient to mechanically alloy the calcium phosphate solid and reduce the crystalline domains of the calcium phosphate s... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7291178 | Modified oxide Osteoconductive/osteoinductive titanium/titanium alloy implant comprising an additional element in the titanium oxide, obtained by anodic oxidation. The implant comprises an additional element in the titanium oxide such as calcium, phosphor or sulphur. The invention... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285304 | Fluid treatment of a polymeric coating on an implantable medical device A method of manufacturing an implantable medical device including applying a composition to an implantable medical device, the composition including a polymer, an active agent and a solvent; allowing the solvent to evaporate to form a dry coating, the dry coating co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261914 | Method and apparatus for forming a nitride layer on a biomedical device This invention is a method of forming a nitride layer on at least one metal or metal alloy biomedical device, comprising: providing a vacuum chamber with at least one biomedical device positioned thereon on a worktable within the vacuum chamber; reducing the pressur... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247288 | Method of manufacturing hydroxyapatite and uses therefor in delivery of nucleic acids Provided is a method for production of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles, and nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles produced according to the method. The nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite particles exhibit substantially superior cell transformation abilities ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229971 | Regulation of biodegradability of composite biomaterials This invention relates to a method for regulating the biodegradability of composite biomaterials comprising calcium salt (particularly hydroxyapatite) and collagen, improved composite biomaterials obtained via such method, and a method for increasing bone mass with ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192445 | Medical prosthetic devices and implants having improved biocompatibility Disclosed are medical prosthetic devices or medical implants which exhibit improved biocompatitibly. The devices or implants include a metal material, e.g. titanium, in which the metal surface parts are coated with a corresponding hydride material that contains one ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7157096 | Coatings, coated articles and methods of manufacture thereof A multi-layer coating is particularly useful for the coating of implants such as orthopedic and dental implants, particularly metallic implants. The first layer comprises a bond coating of a dense material insoluble and inert in body fluids. The second layer compris... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134437 | Method for utilizing human tissue Percutaneous tissue removal apparatus comprises a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft for placement adjacent a tissue mass for cutting the tissue, means for transmitting motion to the shaft to move the cutting tip against the tissue to cut tissu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7122083 | Apparatus and process used in growing crystals This invention relates to a novel system for making uniform crystals. The system, by virtue of the nature of its crystal product, is useful in various chemical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and biotechnology applications. The invention features physically separated... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7087086 | Biological agent-containing ceramic coating and method The invention provides an implantable article, a method of preparing the same, and methods of modifying a ceramic-coated implantable article. The implantable article comprises a biocompatible substrate and a bioactive ceramic surface coating into which a biological ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7001672 | Laser based metal deposition of implant structures A method of depositing a hard wear resistant surface onto a porous or non-porous base material of a medical implant. The medical implant device formed by a Laser Based Metal Deposition (LBMD) method. The porous material of the base promotes bone ingrowth allowing th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994883 | Method for applying a bioactive coating on a medical device The invention relates to the field of medical devices. More in particular, the invention relates to a method for coating by depositing inorganic ions and a bioactive agent to provide sterile medical devices, wherein said coating improves the biocompatibility and/or ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977095 | Process for producing rigid reticulated articles A process for producing a rigid reticulated article involves coating a reticulated substrate which has open, interconnected porosity with a first dispersion comprising a ceramic or metal powder to form a first coating thereon; drying the coated reticulated substrate... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977016 | Surface modified stainless steel A method has been developed for surface modifications of high temperature resistant alloys, such as FeCrAl alloys, in order to increase their resistance to corrosion at high temperatures. Coating it with a Ca-containing compound before heat-treating builds a continu... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974532 | Method for producing adherent coatings of calcium phosphate phases on titanium and titanium alloy substrates by electrochemical deposition A method for forming a highly adherent coating of a desired calcium phosphate phase on titanium-based substrates for use as orthopedic and dental implants. The calcium phosphate phase coating is electrochemically deposited onto the substrate from a metastable calciu... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923996 | Processes for producing polymer coatings for release of therapeutic agent A method for furnishing a therapeutic-agent-containing medical device is provided. The method comprises: (a) providing a reactive layer comprising a cross-linking agent on a medical device surface; and (b) subsequently applying a polymer-containing layer, which comp... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6905723 | Strontium-substituted apatite coating The invention provides a method of preparing an implantable article with a bioactive strontium-substituted ceramic apatite coating. The method involves incubating a biocompatible substrate surface that is not coated with a calcium-containing compound with a composit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903035 | Inorganic composition, film, and method of producing film An inorganic composition comprises an inorganic matrix, wherein an inorganic layered compound is contained in the inorganic matrix. The inorganic matrix is preferably a metal oxide glass produced by a sol-gel method, and the inorganic layered compound is preferably ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6821528 | Antibiotic calcium phosphate coating A process for applying a coating having a therapeutic agent such as an antibiotic or a bone morphogenic protein to an implant uses the high surface area of a calcium phosphate coated metal implant as a repository for the therapeutic agent. The implant is coated with... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6803069 | Method for imparting a bio-active coating Disclosed are implantable medical devices with enhanced patency. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene small caliber vascular grafts coated with polymer bound bio-active agents that exhibit enhanced patency are disclosed. The polymer bound bio-active agents can include a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787179 | Sterilization of bioactive coatings The invention provides a method for single-step surface modification, grafting and sterilization for bio-active coating on materials and biomaterials used in medical devices, such as catheters, tissue engineering scaffolds, or drug delivery carrier materials. This m... | 09/07/2004 |
