IODINE-INFUSED ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE

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APP PUB NO 20220280688A1
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17634509

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Various embodiments disclosed relate to an implant including a crosslinked iodine-infused polyethylene. In various embodiments, the implant can be made by exposing the polyethylene to a source of iodine such that the polyethylene is infused with iodine. In various embodiments, a method of preventing microbe formation on or around an implant includes implanting a crosslinked iodine-infused implant comprising polyethylene, wherein iodine is released gradually from the implant after the implantation.

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BIOMET MANUFACTURING LLC56 E BELL DR WARSAW IN 46582

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Aied, Ahmed London, GB 2 0
Khan, Mohammed lmran Berkshire, GB 1 0
Machado, Gil Redfield, GB 1 0

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