Patent ID: 8741073

Claim:
A method for producing an implant in a form of an intraluminal endoprosthesis, having a body, wherein the body comprises magnesium or a magnesium alloy, comprising the following steps: a) preparing the implant body, b) applying a metallic coating onto at least a portion of the body surface, the primary constituent of the coating being at least one element selected from titanium or aluminum, c) performing a plasmachemical treatment of the portion of the body surface provided with the coating in an aqueous solution comprising strontium 2− (Sr 2− ) ions in a concentration of 0.05 mol/l to 2.0 mol/l Sr 2− by applying a mixed voltage generating the plasma to the body of the implant, wherein the mixed voltage has sufficient energy to temporarily ionize both the metallic coating and a subjacent region of the implant body to transform the subjacent region and metallic surface into a layer bonded to the implant body.