Patent ID: 9561308
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L,Y10T

Claim:
1. A bimetal composite wire, comprising: a drawn outer shell formed of a first biodegradable metallic material, said shell defining an inner shell diameter and an outer shell diameter; and a drawn inner core formed of a second biodegradable metallic material, said inner core defining an outer core diameter, said first and second biodegradable metallic materials being different from one another whereby said first and second biodegradable metallic materials have differing biodegradation rates, and said inner shell diameter of said outer shell substantially equal to said outer core diameter such that, when viewed in section, said inner core completely fills said outer shell, said outer shell formed as a uniform and continuous jacket such that said wire may be coiled, braided, or stranded.