03.07.14
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a patent to aap Implantate AG for its antimicrobial silver coating.
According to a company press release, the fundamental nature of the technology is in the property of silver as a coating material for medical devices to prevent biofilm formation and reduce infection risk. The silver coating as a platform technology can be applied to the existing trauma portfolio and other orthopedic implants.
“We are excited about this advancement in the development of our silver coating technology which extends our intellectual property protected trauma portfolio,” Bruke Seyoum Alemu, chief operating officer of aap Implantate AG, said in a news release. “Complementing our existing LOQTEQ portfolio, silver-coated implants will strengthen aap’s strategy to offer added-value trauma products addressing the growing infection care market.”
The company is based in Berlin, Germany. aap Implantable is exhibiting (booth 3037) at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting which is held in New Orleans, La., March 11-15.
According to a company press release, the fundamental nature of the technology is in the property of silver as a coating material for medical devices to prevent biofilm formation and reduce infection risk. The silver coating as a platform technology can be applied to the existing trauma portfolio and other orthopedic implants.
“We are excited about this advancement in the development of our silver coating technology which extends our intellectual property protected trauma portfolio,” Bruke Seyoum Alemu, chief operating officer of aap Implantate AG, said in a news release. “Complementing our existing LOQTEQ portfolio, silver-coated implants will strengthen aap’s strategy to offer added-value trauma products addressing the growing infection care market.”
The company is based in Berlin, Germany. aap Implantable is exhibiting (booth 3037) at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting which is held in New Orleans, La., March 11-15.