Patent ID: 8801778

Claim:
An implant, comprising: a base body comprising a biocorrodible metallic material wherein at least the parts of the base body comprising the biocorrodible metallic material are at least partially covered with a coating of a crosslinked carbon fluoride material having the general formula CF x and selected from the group consisting of fluoroalkanes of the formula C n F 2n+2 , fluoroalkenes of the formula C n F 2n , fluoroalkynes of the formula C n F 2n−2 and cyclic fluorocarbons, where the carbon fluoride material has between 3 and 10 carbon atoms and where n=2-10, wherein x is the ratio of F atoms to C atoms and is between 0.5 and 1.5, wherein the crosslinked carbon fluoride material is nonpolymerized, and wherein the amount of coating allows for controlled corrosion of the biocorrodible metallic material.