ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,742, issued on May 26, was assigned to Magsorbeo Biomedical Corp. (Detroit).
"Bioabsorbable magnesium alloy for implants with engineered absorption" was invented by Jacob Drew Edick (Rochester, Mich.) and Carolyn Joan Lahti Woldring (Rochester, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure generally relates to a magnesium alloy including about 2-7% by weight zinc; about 0.2-3% by weight calcium; about 0-1.0% by weight of an alloying element; and a balance of magnesium. The magnesium alloy may include a ternary absorption profile including a first absorption rate, second absorption rate, and third absorption rate, the sec...