Abstract: An intermixed particulate bioresorbable material including cathodic particles and anodic particles bound to each other, wherein the anodic and cathodic particles are made respectively of an anodic and a cathodic material, the anodic and cathodic materials forming a galvanic couple. The anodic and cathodic particles are present in a predetermined ratio and the anodic particles, cathodic particles and predetermined ratio are such that bioresorption of said stent is promoted by galvanic corrosion between said anodic and cathodic materials. Also, a medical device, such as a stent, manufactured using the bioresorbable material and a method of manufacturing the bioresorbable material and the medical device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 2, 2013
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2018
Assignee:
Les Enterprises Nanostent Inc.
Inventors:
Rosaire Mongrain, Olivier Francois Bertrand, Stephen Yue