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High precision manufacture of polyurethane products such as spinal disc implants having a gradual modulus variation

US8353960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2003
Grant dateJan 15, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08G2120/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process for making a polymeric product having a gradual variation in modulus through at least a portion of the product is disclosed together with an artificial spinal disc formed using the process.

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