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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:
Nov. 01, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gene M Farling, Warsaw, IN (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer USA, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-191 ; 3-1911 ; 3-1912 ; 128 / ; 264122 ; 264126 ;
Abstract
A medical body implant element that is intended to experience rolling or sliding pressure during its function in the human body comprises microparticles of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene which are fused together into a matrix. A quantity of graphitic carbon fibers of short, random lengths is disposed in intersticies of the matrix. The resultant composite is wear-resistant and substantially isotropic.
Published as:
DE2700621A1; JPS5291595A; FR2338690A1; US4055862A; ES455016A1; AU2153777A; GB1540624A; AU498265B2; CA1066839A; FR2338690B1; JPS619060B2;