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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2022
Applicant:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Orhun K. Muratoglu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ebru Oral, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); C08J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/048 (2013.01); C08J 3/24 (2013.01); C08J 2323/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The inventions provide methods of manufacturing peroxide cross-linked and high temperature melted polymeric material, for example ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) containing vitamin E, total joint implants with high wear resistance, high oxidation resistance, and very low concentration of residual by-products, as well as products made thereby.