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Artificial Joints

Breakthrough materials for hip and knee implants

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Total knee implant with Durasul polyethylene tibial insert
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Total hip implant with Durasul polyethylene insert

 

 

Summary:

New understanding, novel processes and breakthrough materials that significantly increased the life of polyethylene (UHMWPE) components and expanded use of implants to new categories of patients. Technology developed at MIT and MGH, and licensed to Zimmer. (Premnath, 1993-1997)

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