The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 27, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Claudia Maria Vaz, Echt, NL;
Leonardus Gerardus Bernardus Bremer, Echt, NL;
Joseph Arnold Paul Maria Simmelink, Echt, NL;
Marko Dorschu, Echt, NL;
Jozef Maria Rudi Hendrik Goossens, Echt, NL;
Harm Van Der Werff, Echt, NL;
Claudia Maria Vaz, Echt, NL;
Leonardus Gerardus Bernardus Bremer, Echt, NL;
Joseph Arnold Paul Maria Simmelink, Echt, NL;
Marko Dorschu, Echt, NL;
Jozef Maria Rudi Hendrik Goossens, Echt, NL;
Harm van der Werff, Echt, NL;
DSM IP ASSETS B.V., Heerlen, NL;
Abstract
The invention concerns a high performance polyethylene (HPPE) member comprising at least 5 wt-% of a radiopaque component, the HPPE member is biocompatible and the radiopaque component is a particulate at least partially arranged inside a HPPE filament of the HPPE member. Furthermore, the radiopaque component has a particle size of at most 1 μm, preferably the radiopaque component has a particle size if at most 0.5 μm. The invention also concerns a method of making the HPPE member and various medical devices and repair products comprising the HPPE member.