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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Art, 94', 'Art, 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art, 94', 'Art. 94', 'Art. 94', 'Application No. 09013154']

Patente US9265545 - Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene ... - Google Patentes
An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with the UHMWPE, the resulting blend may be formed into slabs, bar stock, and/or incorporated into a substrate,...http://www.google.es/patents/US9265545?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US9265545 - Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications
Número de publicación US9265545 B2
Número de solicitud US 14/157,708
También publicado como CA2678459A1, CA2678459C, EP2150285A2, EP2150285B1, EP2486948A1, EP2564882A1, EP2578248A1, US8129440, US8178594, US8669299, US20080319137, US20100029858, US20110133371, US20120157591, US20140194935, US20160145416, WO2008124825A2, WO2008124825A3
Número de publicación 14157708, 157708, US 9265545 B2, US 9265545B2, US-B2-9265545, US9265545 B2, US9265545B2
Inventores Alicia Rufner, John Knight, Toni Rowe, Dirk Pletcher, Ray Gsell, Hallie E Brinkerhuff, Werner Schneider
Citas de patentes (203), Otras citas (236), Clasificaciones (17), Eventos legales (1)
US 9265545 B2
v x = - ln 1 - q s - 1 + q s - 1 + ?? 1 q s - 2 φ 1 q s - 1 / 3 - q s - 1 / 2 M c = v _ v x
US20080319137 * 10 Abr 2008 25 Dic 2008 Zimmer, Inc. Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications
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Clasificación internacional C08L23/06, A61B17/80, A61L27/50, A61L27/16
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