Method for improving the wear performance of ceramic-polyethylene or ceramic-ceramic articulation couples utilized in orthopedic joint prostheses
US12070391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2235/96
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for improving the wear performance of silicon nitride and/or other ceramic materials, particularly to make them more suitable for use in manufacturing biomedical implants.
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