ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE FOR BEARING SURFACES
    5.
    发明公开
    ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE FOR BEARING SURFACES 审中-公开
    超高分子量聚乙烯FOR TOPS

    公开(公告)号:EP2197503A2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-23

    申请号:EP08799161.8

    申请日:2008-09-04

    IPC分类号: A61L27/16 A61L27/50

    摘要: A prosthetic device may comprise an insert having a first surface configured to contact a first prosthetic component and a bearing surface configured to articulate against a second prosthetic component. The insert comprises an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and vitamin E. The vitamin E may have a concentration in the range of.02 to.12 wt% first mixed with the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and then molded with the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene at a temperature greater than the melting point of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and vitamin E may be gamma irradiated with a dosage of radiation between 5 and 20 Mrad. The insert may be machined prior to gamma irradiating the insert in air such that the gamma irradiation, at suitably high dosages, may also sterilize the insert.

    OXIDATION RESISTANT HIGHLY-CROSSLINKED UHMWPE
    10.
    发明公开
    OXIDATION RESISTANT HIGHLY-CROSSLINKED UHMWPE 有权
    材料抗氧化HIGH联网UHMWPE

    公开(公告)号:EP2291417A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-09

    申请号:EP08758493.4

    申请日:2008-05-13

    摘要: The present invention relates to highly cross-linked UHMWPE, which is possessed of an improved oxidation resistance, as well as a method for making the same. The UHMWPE material of the current invention is combined with an anti-oxidant compound or a free-radical scavenger prior to formation. Once the UHMWPE with the added material has been formed and treated with gamma or electron bean irradiation, it shows an improved wear resistance and also a good resistance to oxidation. Such a material, is particularly interesting for the field of making replacement joint implants.