Patent ID: 9421303
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A61L,C23C,C23D

Claim Text:
1. A method of fusing a biocompatible and bioactive glass to a metallic substrate, the method comprising: a. grit blasting the metallic substrate to remove a surface layer of the metallic substrate to minimize the introduction of active foreign particles; b. cleaning the abrasion residue off the metallic substrate, after the grit blasting; c. creating a suspension of biocompatible and bioactive glass powders in a solvent; d. coating the metallic substrate with the suspension, after the cleaning, until the substrate is fully coated; e. drying thoroughly the suspension coated metallic substrate in a substantially dust-free environment to assure the integrity of the final coating; f. inserting the dried coated metallic substrate into a non-reactive chamber of an atmospheric furnace; g. purging the chamber with an inert gas to substantially remove any other gas within the chamber; h. firing the dried coated metallic substrate, inside the chamber, in the inert gas, to form a covalent bond between the metallic substrate and dried metallic substrate coating; and i. wherein steps d. through h. are sequential.