Patent ID: 6110204
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61F,A61L,C23C,Y10T

Abstract:
An implant, comprising a substrate coated with a thin layer of a coating material, wherein said coating material comprises one or more metals (M) of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen (N) and oxygen (O), and wherein 2 to 45% of the volume in the coating material is formed by voids whose sizes range from (0.4 nm).sup.3 to (50 nm).sup.3 and the remaining volume comprises a composition of a metal of group IV A of the periodic table, nitrogen and oxygen in a ratio of 1:(0.1 to 1.7):(0.1 to 1.7), such that a material having the formula MN.sub.x O.sub.y wherein x,y=0.1-1.7 results.