Peter D. Yurek;Michael B. Hintz;William J. Taylor;Brad C. Tischendorf
发明人:
Michael B. Hintz,Peter D. Yurek,Brad C. Tischendorf,William J. Taylor
申请号：
US13172072
公开号：
US08916004B2
申请日:
2011.06.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
A component of an implantable medical device comprises a body comprising at least one external surface, the body comprising at least one of titanium, titanium-based alloys, and composites thereof, and a corrosion-resistant surface region at the at least one external surface, the corrosion-resistant surface region comprising at least one of titanium nitride, dititanium nitride, and a solid solution of nitrogen dissolved in the body, wherein the corrosion-resistant surface region is formed by thermal nitridation of the body.
