Biodegradable iron-containing compositions, methods of preparing and applications therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12171912-B2
Application number	US-202318113676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2023
Priority date	Oct 5, 2012
Publication date	Dec 24, 2024
Grant date	Dec 24, 2024

Abstract

The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A biodegradable iron-based alloy, consisting of:
30% by weight manganese;
5% by weight calcium; and
a remainder of iron.

2. The biodegradable iron-based alloy of claim 1 , wherein the alloy has a corrosion potential of −0.56 V.

3. The biodegradable iron-based alloy of claim 1 , wherein the alloy has a corrosion current density of −19.02 μAcm −2 .

4. The biodegradable iron-based alloy of claim 1 , wherein the alloy has a corrosion rate of 0.18 mm/year.

5. A biodegradable medical device comprising the iron-based alloy of claim 1 .

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of plate, mesh, staple, screw, pin, tack, rod, suture anchor, tubular mesh, coil, x-ray marker, catheter, pipe, shield, bolt, clip, plug, dental implant, graft device, endoprosthesis, bone-fracture healing device, bone replacement device, joint replacement device, tissue regeneration device, cardiovascular stent, nerve guide, surgical implant, surgical wire and combinations thereof.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein said device is an implantable device.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of an orthopedic device, a craniofacial device and a cardiovascular device.

Assignees

• Univ Of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education

Inventors

• Kumta Prashant N
• Chung Sung Jae
• Saha Partha
• Velikokhatnyi Oleg
• Datta Moni Kanchan
• Hong Dae Ho
• Chou Da-Tren

Classifications

• C22C38/04

  containing manganese · CPC title

• C22C45/02

  with iron as the major constituent · CPC title

• C22C38/14

  containing titanium or zirconium · CPC title

• C22C33/10

  including procedures for adding magnesium · CPC title

• A61L31/148

  Materials at least partially resorbable by the body · CPC title