UHMWPE medical implant producing wear particles with benign body response
US8529937B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/63
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A substance, which contains anti-inflammatory substances, anti-microbial substances, anti-tumor substances, anti-viral substances, and/or bone stimulating substances, as an additive, can be added to an UHMWPE material for the production of a medical implant for imparting benign body response properties to the medical implant.
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