aap Implantate will soon receive two patents from the European Patent Office for developing resorbable magnesium implants.
The first patent will protect an efficient way to manufacture magnesium implants while the second relates to a coating technology for magnesium implants. In the magnesium technology area, the company aims to develop implants that after successful fracture or defect healing are biodegradable in the body.
The company's LOQTEQ locking and compression plate system also recently earned a key patent from the European Patent Office.
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