Abstract: A biodegradable bone prosthesis or implant is made of a coherent material comprising calcium carbonate in crystalline form. The prosthesis or implant is in the form of a filler or replacement part for bone substance. It can also be in the form of a pin or screw.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 8, 1980
Date of Patent:
November 2, 1982
Assignee:
Etablissement Public dit: Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche (ANVAR)
Abstract: Compositions of fluorinated glasses are disclosed which result from the ternary composition of ZrF.sub.4 or HfF.sub.4, BaF.sub.2 and ThF.sub.4 or UF.sub.4, each component being within a specified range of composition indices, the indices for the separate components totalling unity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 10, 1977
Date of Patent:
February 27, 1979
Assignee:
Etablissement Public dit "Agence Nationale de Valorisation de la Recherche (ANVAR)"
Inventors:
Jacques Lucas, Michel Poulain, Marcel Poulain