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Bactericidal coatings for implants

  • US 5,474,797 A
  • Filed: 02/10/1994
  • Issued: 12/12/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for depositing a bactericidal coating on a polymeric biomedical implant by ion beam assisted deposition, comprisingintroducing a polymeric biomedical implant into an evacuated chamber,evaporating a bactericidal evaporant within the chamber to form a vapor of saidevaporant proximate to said polymeric biomedical implant,introducing accelerated ions into the chamber, andbombarding at least a portion of said polymeric biomedical implant with the accelerated ions to drive said evaporant into said polymeric biomedical implant to form the bactericidal coating.

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