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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Joseph J. Crudden, Hudson, NH (US);
Jami Hafiz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James E. Deaton, Georgetown, TX (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
Derrick Johns, Austin, TX (US);
Joseph J. Crudden, Hudson, NH (US);
Jami Hafiz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
James E. Deaton, Georgetown, TX (US);
John R. Pepper, Cheshire, CT (US);
Derrick Johns, Austin, TX (US);
DiFusion Technologies, Inc., Georgetown, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods of fabricating implantable medical devices, preferably with PEEK, having antimicrobial properties, are disclosed. The antimicrobial effect is produced by incorporating ceramic particles containing antimicrobial metal cations into molten PEEK resin, which is subsequently allowed to cool and set in its final shape achieved by injection molding, cutting and machining or other techniques.