THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION DBA MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
发明人:
MURATOGLU, ORHUN K.,SPIEGELBERG, STEPHEN H.
申请号:
CA2565849
公开号:
CA2565849C
申请日:
2005.05.10
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention relates to methods for making oxidation resistantmedical devices that comprise polymeric materials, for example, ultra-highmolecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The invention also provides methods ofmaking antioxidant-doped medical implants, for example, doping of medicaldevices containing cross-linked UHMWPE with vitamin E by diffusion, post-doping annealing, and materials used therein.