Patent ID: 11969519
Assignee: BIORETEC OY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 14:
15. The method of claim 14, comprising
providing biodegradable magnesium alloy comprising
Ca in the range of 0.550-0.700 wt %,
Zn in the range of 0.400-0.700 wt %,
heating the magnesium alloy to a temperature of 260° C. or more,
to form the heated magnesium alloy into a biodegradable magnesium alloy object consisting of two phases comprising
a first phase comprising magnesium and Zn, and
a second phase less noble than the first phase, the second phase comprising Mg2Ca precipitates larger than nano-sized,
the biodegradable magnesium alloy comprising Fe 50 ppm or less and having an average grain size of 40 μm or less.