HPPE member and method of making a HPPE member
US10485900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2927
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
High performance polyethylene (HPPE) members include at least 5 wt-% of a radiopaque component. The HPPE members are biocompatible and the radiopaque component is a particulate at least partially arranged inside a HPPE filament of the HPPE members. The radiopaque component may have a particle size of at most 1 μm, preferably at most 0.5 μm. Methods of making the HPPE members and various medical devices and repair products which include the HPPE members are also provided.
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