Abstract: To ensure that a biodegradable medical implement dissolves in vivo at an appropriate dissolution rate. The biodegradable medical implement of the present invention is formed of a magnesium material, and, at least in one transverse section, a layer of magnesium crystal grains in which a (0001) plane in a hexagonal crystal structure is oriented toward a surface side is continuous over an entire circumference.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 29, 2021
Date of Patent:
July 9, 2024
Assignees:
NITTO SEIKO CO., LTD., KYOTO PREFECTURAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERISTY CORPORATION UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA, Sadami Tsutsumi