Bioabsorbable substrates and systems that controllably release antimicrobial metal ions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8999367
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14569545

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Bioabsorbable substrates having antimicrobial metal ion coatings that are well suited for implantation in to a subject's body to treat and/or prevent infection. In particular, described herein are flexible bioabsorbable filaments that are coated with an anodic metal (e.g., silver and/or zinc and/or copper) that is co-deposited with a cathodic metal (e.g., palladium, platinum, gold, molybdenum, titanium, iridium, osmium, niobium or rhenium) on the filament so that the anodic metal is galvanically released as antimicrobial ions when the apparatus is inserted into a subject's body. The anodic metal may be at least about 30 percent by volume of the coating.

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  • SILVER BULLET THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barr, John San Diego, US 39 324
Chirico, Paul E Campbell, US 34 1159
Chopko, Bohdan Wolodymyr Henderson, US 17 230
Dehnad, Houdin El Granada, US 47 1539
Jegge, Jason A San Jose, US 10 95
Lucero, Julie San Jose, US 9 81
Mc, Cormick Robert Vincent Saratoga, US 7 77

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