Patent ID: 8840736

Claim:
An endoprosthesis comprising a carrier structure which includes at least one component comprising a magnesium alloy of the following composition: Magnesium: about 65.0% by weight Rare earth metals: about 15.0% by weight, with Neodymium about 2.3% by weight out of the 15.0% Yttrium: about 10.0% by weight Zirconium: about 3.0% by weight Lithium: about 3.0% by weight Iron: about 2.0% by weight Zinc: about 2.0% by weight wherein a balance comprising of alloy components adds up to 100% by weight of the alloy; and wherein the balance comprises any element other than magnesium, rare earth metals, neodymium, yttrium, zirconium, lithium, iron and zinc.