Patent ID: 9402933
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61L

Claim Text:
1. Process for preparing an implant with a particle-filled, metal oxide coating, the process comprising: (a) providing a mixture of an organic solvent and an organometallic precursor, wherein the organic solvent and the organometallic precursor are present in the mixture in the form of a sol; (b) adding a particle-shaped filler having a particle size between 0.1 and 10 μm to the mixture of step (a) to produce a preparation, wherein the amount of the particle-shaped filler added does not exceed 15% by weight of the total weight of the mixture; (c) applying the preparation of step (b) to an implant to provide a coating on the implant; and (d) drying the coating applied, wherein steps (a)-(d) are performed one or more times, with each iteration of step (b) employing a different particle-shaped filler, a different concentration of the particle-shaped filler, or both, whereby an implant with a particle-filled, metal oxide coating is prepared having a surface R