DGAP-News: aap is granted European patent for its innovative resorbable magnesium implant technology

With its resorbable magnesium implant development project aap aims to develop implants that degrade biologically in the body after a successful healing of the fracture or defect, thereby making a second operation to remove the implant unnecessary. The implant must have good biomechanical properties for stabilising and healing the bone and at the same time be resorbable in the patient's body. The implants are small screws and plates consisting of a magnesium alloy and are coated with hydroxyapatite by means of a plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) process. The hydroxyapatite coating serves to control the implant's corrosion rate (speed of degradation) respectively the hydrogen development associated with the corrosion.
 

aap's resorbable magnesium implant technology has several unique selling propositions such as cost efficiency as well as good biomechanical properties combined with a moderate and controllable resorption rate. These properties have been proven in several tests with promising results. In addition, the resorbable magnesium implant technology developed by the company has - as a platform technology - a wide range of applications and can be used not only in orthopaedics but also, for example, in areas such as facial surgery, sports medicine or paediatrics.
 

The magnesium implant technology addresses a big cost saving potential in the healthcare industry and therefore offers aap a considerable market potential. aap aims in a first step for the US market for mini and small fragment plates with an estimated volume of around US$ 0.6 bn. The global market volume is estimated to about US$ 1.3 bn. aap plans to push forward the further development of its magnesium implant technology jointly with partners under aap's management.

 

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About aap Implantate AG
aap Implantate AG is a globally operating medical device company headquartered in Berlin, Germany. The company develops, manufactures and markets trauma products for orthopaedics. The IP protected portfolio includes besides the innovative anatomical plating system LOQTEQ(R) and trauma complementary biomaterials a wide range of cannulated screws as well as standard plates and screws. Furthermore, aap Implantate AG has an innovation pipeline with promising development projects as the antibacterial silver coating technology and magnesium based implants. These technologies address critical problems in surgery that haven't yet been resolved adequately. In German-speaking Europe aap Implantate AG directly sells its products to hospitals, buying syndicates and hospital groups while it uses a broad network of distributors in more than 25 countries at the international level. aap Implantate AG's stock is listed in the Prime Standard segment of Frankfurt Stock Exchange (XETRA: AAQ.DE). For more information, please visit www.aap.de, or download the Company's investor relations app from the Apple's App Store or Google Play.

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