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Method for the preparation of UHMWPE doped with an antioxidant and an implant made thereof

US6448315B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2001
Grant dateSep 10, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J2323/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the preparation in a reactor of a UHMWPE material doped with an antioxidant, preferably vitamin E.

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