Medical implants made of metal alloys bearing cohesive diamond l

Details Medical implants made of metal alloys bearing cohesive diamond l Medical implants made of metal alloys bearing cohesive diamond l

1996-04-10

1998-03-10

Padgett, Marianne

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Heart valve

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

427 225, 427 224, 427525, 427530, 427528, 427527, 427534, 428698, 428448, 428450, 423446, 623 11, A61F 224, C23C 1400, B05D 300, B32B 900

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for coating a metal alloy component of a medical implant, particularly a component of a heart valve made of a titanium base alloy, with a strongly adhered coating of diamond-like carbon. The method uses ion beam assisted deposition to form a gradient at the surface of the titanium alloy comprising metal alloy/metal-silicide/(silicon or germanium)/silicon- or germanium-carbide/DLC.

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