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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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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06.03.2014
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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. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US201113992342 |