Method of surface oxidizing zirconium and zirconium alloys and resulting product

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002330894 (hide)

Owner Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Inventors Asgian, Catherine, M.; Hunter, Gordon; Hines, Gary, L.

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2002330894

PCT Number PCT/US02/23086

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/008657

Priority 09/909,612 20.07.01 US

Filing date 19 July 2002

Wipo publication date 3 March 2003

Acceptance publication date 24 April 2008

International Classifications

A61L 27/00 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61F 2/30 (2006.01) Filters - Joints

A61L 27/04 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 27/30 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

C23C 8/02 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces - Pretreatment of the material to be coated

C23C 8/10 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces - Oxidising

C23C 8/12 (2006.01) Solid state diffusion into metallic material surfaces

A61F 2/00 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/28 (2006.01) Filters - Bones

A61F 2/32 (2006.01) Filters - for the hip

A61F 2/34 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/36 (2006.01) Filters - Femoral heads

A61F 2/38 (2006.01) Filters - for elbows or knees

A61F 2/40 (2006.01) Filters

A61F 2/42 (2006.01) Filters - for wrists or ankles

A61F 2/44 (2006.01) Filters - for the spine, e.g. vertebrae, spinal discs

Event Publications

6 February 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 09/909,612 20.07.01 US

22 May 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-B-2002330894

24 April 2008 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002330894

21 August 2008 Standard Patent Sealed

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