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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:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Biomet Manufacturing, Llc, Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Biomet Manufacturing, LLC, Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/16 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); C08K 3/02 (2006.01); C08K 5/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); C08K 3/02 (2013.01); C08K 5/13 (2013.01); A61L 2300/106 (2013.01); A61L 2300/202 (2013.01); A61L 2300/404 (2013.01); A61L 2430/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to an implant including a crosslinked iodine-infused polyethylene. In various embodiments, the implant can be made by exposing the polyethylene to a source of iodine such that the polyethylene is infused with iodine. In various embodiments, a method of preventing microbe formation on or around an implant includes implanting a crosslinked iodine-infused implant comprising polyethylene, wherein iodine is released gradually from the implant after the implantation.