Patent ID: 9700652
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61L

Claim:
1. A medical implant, comprising: a biocorrodible alloy composite material comprising a matrix of crystalline magnesium or crystalline magnesium alloy which is reinforced using amorphous or nanocrystalline fibers made of a magnesium-containing, biocorrodible metal alloy, the amorphous or nanocrystalline fibers being embedded in the matrix of crystalline magnesium or crystalline magnesium alloy, wherein the implant is deformable, wherein the amorphous or nanocrystalline reinforcement fibers have a composition MgZnX, wherein (i) a proportion of Zn in the alloy is 10-40 weight-percent and (ii) X stands for one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ln, Y, Si, AI, and Ca, and wherein a proportion of X in the alloy is 0-20 weight-percent.