CPC A61L 27/04 (2013.01) [A61L 17/005 (2013.01); A61L 17/105 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); C08L 67/04 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61L 2300/41 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2300/42 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. An absorbable iron-based device, comprising an iron-based substrate, a zinc-containing protector that completely covers the iron-based substrate, and a degradable polyester in contact with the iron-based substrate and/or the zinc-containing protector, wherein the ratio of the mass of the zinc-containing protector to the mass of the iron-based substrate ranges between 1:200 and 1:2; and wherein the degradable polyester is poly-D,L-lactic acid having a molecular weight less than 10,000, a mass fraction of 2 percent and a residual monomer having a mass fraction of 1.6 percent.
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