Bionx US polymer patents upheld by European Union:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Patents for self-reinforcing techniques used in Bionx Implants' polymer implants have been confirmed in opposition hearings before the European Patent Office. The US company's resorbable polymer implants, including screws, pins, arrows and stents, are used in urology, orthopaedic and maxillo-facial surgery.