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Tantaline for Implantable Medical Devices
Tantaline's tantalum surface alloys are ideal for use in implantable medical devices.
As a partner, or subcontractor, Tantaline may offer tantalum based solutions for a number of applications including:
> Improved Biocompatibility
> X-Ray Marking
> Improved Fatigue Strength
> Process Capabilities
Tantaline tantalum surface alloy for implantable medical devices, results in a 100% coverage of all surfaces with surgical grade tantalum and is typically used in combination with stainless steels and titanium alloys.
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The biocompatibility of tantalum is well proven during the last 50 years of clinical use. A Tantaline tantalum surface may result in a faster ingrowth/adoption of an implant together with less chance of rejection. Tantaline's tantalum surface alloys are suitable for treatment of a number of materials like, CoCrMo alloy, stainless steel, carbon, titanium or titanium alloy and other materials.
Tantaline may improve implants used in a number of applications where high tissue compatibility is an issue, like joint implants, fasteners, spinal implants, dental implants and other devices.
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With a high density of 16.6 g/cm3 (1440 lbm/ft3) tantalum is an optimal choice for X-ray marking. Tantaline is suitable for X-ray marking of stainless steel, titanium alloys, nitinol, carbon, ceramics and other materials, and may by applied for a number of implants like e.g. stents and spinal implants.
By optimizing the tantalum layer thickness X-ray properties of the tantalum can be controlled to be nearly transparent, semi-transparent or opaque. A non-opaque approach is suitable where tantalum acts as a marker.
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Applied to materials like stainless steel and CoCrMo Alloy, tantalum has shown to increase the fatigue strength by up to 60%. For implants exposed for relative high mechanical load (e.g. hip joint implants) a Tantaline treated part may improve lifetime and reduce failure rate. In addition, the Tantaline surface will often improve the biocompatibility of the implantable medical devices.
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Due to the fact that the Tantaline process requires no fabrication and is a geometry independent process, complex parts such as stents, foams and other substrates both internally and externally can easily be treated.
As a result, Tantaline process is an easy way to utilize tantalum cost effectively for medical devices and offers a way to introduce new high performance materials and design concepts into the medical device markets.
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