Implant
First Claim
1. An implant, comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a coating material, wherein said coating material comprises one or more metals (M) of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), and wherein 2 to 45% of the volume in the coating material is formed by voids whose sizes range from (0.4 nm)3 to (50 nm)3 and the remaining volume comprises a composition of a metal of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:
- (0.1 to 1.7);
(0.1 to 1.7), such that a material having the formula MNx Oy wherein x,y=0.1-1.7 results.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an implant for use in the human body, an implant substrate being coated with a material which contains chemical compounds between one or more metals (M) of group IV A of the periodic system, nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), 2 to 45% of the volume in the coating material being formed by voids whose sizes range from (0.4 nm)3 to (50 nm)3, and the remaining volume having a composition of a metal of group IV A of the periodic system to nitrogen to oxygen of 1:(0.1 to 1.7):(0.1 to 1.7), a material having formula MNx Oy (wherein x,y=0.1-1.7) resulting.
The invention also relates to the use of this implant for implantation into the animal or human body.
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1. An implant, comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a coating material, wherein said coating material comprises one or more metals (M) of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), and wherein 2 to 45% of the volume in the coating material is formed by voids whose sizes range from (0.4 nm)3 to (50 nm)3 and the remaining volume comprises a composition of a metal of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:
- (0.1 to 1.7);
(0.1 to 1.7), such that a material having the formula MNx Oy wherein x,y=0.1-1.7 results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- (0.1 to 1.7);
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