Medical implant composition
US5827904A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2207/068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A composition for the manufacture of a medical implant utilizing a solid polymeric material fashioned from stock or pressure molded from a powder base. A sufficient amount of a carotenoid is doped into powder base or stock solid polymeric material to produce a stable oxidation resistant matrix for use in medical implants, or alternatively doped into a solid, performed bulk polymeric material for use as medical implants.
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