HPPE MEMBER AND METHOD OF MAKING A HPPE MEMBER

The invention concerns a high performance polyethylene (HPPE) member comprising at least 5 wt-% of a radiopaque component, the HPPE member is biocompatible and the radiopaque component is a particulate at least partially arranged inside a HPPE filament of the HPPE member. Furthermore, the radiopaque...

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Main Authors VAZ CLAUDIA MARIA, BREMER LEONARDUS GERARDUS BERNARDUS, VAN DER WERFF HARM, SIMMELINK JOSEPH ARNOLD PAUL MARIA, GOOSSENS JOSEF MARIA RUDI HENDRIK, DORSCHU MARKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.03.2014
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CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES
DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Summary:The invention concerns a high performance polyethylene (HPPE) member comprising at least 5 wt-% of a radiopaque component, the HPPE member is biocompatible and the radiopaque component is a particulate at least partially arranged inside a HPPE filament of the HPPE member. Furthermore, the radiopaque component has a particle size of at most 1 mum, preferably the radiopaque component has a particle size if at most 0.5 mum. The invention also concerns a method of making the HPPE member and various medical devices and repair products comprising the HPPE member.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113992342