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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Richard S. King, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark D. Hanes, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. King, Warsaw, IN (US);
Mark D. Hanes, Winona Lake, IN (US);
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 110/02 (2006.01); C08F 20/06 (2006.01); C08F 118/02 (2006.01); C08F 8/00 (2006.01); C08F 283/00 (2006.01); C08L 31/00 (2006.01); C08L 33/02 (2006.01); C08L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a medical implant or medical implant part comprising porous ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight of about 400,000 atomic mass units or more and a porosity of about 15% to about 65%. The invention further provides a process for producing a medical implant or medical implant part.