Sintx Technologies receives notice of allowance for U.S. patent

SINTX Technologies has received a Notice of Allowance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for patent application no. 17/634,141 entitled “Methods of Surface Functionalization of Zirconia-Toughed Alumina with Silicon Nitride Ceramic.” This Notice of Allowance is expected to result in the issuance of a U.S. patent once administrative processes are completed. This patent allowance underscores the Company’s commitment to advancing the development of advanced ceramic for biomaterial applications, protecting its intellectual property, and delivering innovative solutions to its customers. The patent covers novel methods of bonding bioactive silicon nitride or mixtures of silicon nitride and bioactive glass to zirconia-toughened alumina and similar material surfaces. This invention is designed to impart silicon nitride’s beneficial biomedical properties, namely improved osseointegration and resistance to bacterial colonization, to relatively biologically inert ZTA substrates, positioning SINTX at the forefront of medical device biomaterial manufacturing.