Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8888859
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13453535

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The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistant medical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods of making antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medical devices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion and materials used therein.

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  • CAMBRIDGE POLYMER GROUP, INC.;THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

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Muratoglu, Orhun K Cambridge, US 87 2348
Spiegelberg, Stephen H Winchester, US 38 1754

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