Artificial Joints
Breakthrough materials for hip and knee implants
- Total knee implant with Durasul polyethylene tibial insert
- 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)
Links:
- Products: Durasul product website | Longevity product website (Brochure) | Related product – Prolong (Brochure) | Zimmer
- Patents: Related US patents
- Publications: PhD Thesis | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | Paper 3