Patent ID: 9308153
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61C,A61K,A61L,C23F

Claim Text:
1. A method for the surface preparation of dental or orthopedic implants, comprising: a) exposing at least one portion of said surface in an acid-water-surfactant solution, for a period of from 2 to 10 minutes to self-induce surface oxide, said solution comprising: b) immersing the surface in bidistilled water and applying ultrasound to said immersed surface, said ultrasound being in the 22-35 kHz frequency range and applied for 5 to 10 minutes; c) rinsing the implant under running water at an end of the ultrasound application; d) repeating the step b) multiple times and rinsing with every operation; e) completing with a rinsing in a solution comprising at least water and sodium bicarbonate; and f) drying the surface.