ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,498, issued on March 18, was assigned to Japan Medical Device Technology Co. Ltd. (Kumamoto, Japan).
"Implant for non-luminal area" was invented by Shuzo Yamashita (Kumamoto, Japan), Makoto Sasaki (Kumamoto, Japan) and Akira Wada (Kumamoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bioabsorbable implant for non-luminal region comprising: a core structure including a magnesium alloy having a predetermined shape; a first corrosion-resistant layer containing a magnesium fluoride layer as a main component formed on the core structure via fluorination of a surface of the magnesium alloy; and a second corrosion-resistant layer containing a p...