SURGICAL IMPLANT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD
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1. A surgical implant having a body comprising polyaryletherketone (PAEK), wherein said polyaryletherketone is a homopolymer and that a first section of the body comprises polyaryletherketone having a crystallization peak in its DSC-curve upon heating in a calorimeter.
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A surgical implant and a method for manufacturing the same. The surgical implant has a body comprising polyaryletherketone (PAEK). Said polyaryletherketone is a homopolymer and a first section of the body comprises a polyaryletherketone that has a crystallization peak in its DSC-curve.
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- 1. A surgical implant having a body comprising polyaryletherketone (PAEK), wherein said polyaryletherketone is a homopolymer and that a first section of the body comprises polyaryletherketone having a crystallization peak in its DSC-curve upon heating in a calorimeter.
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20. A Method for manufacturing a surgical implant, the implant having a body comprising polyaryletherketone (PAEK), the method comprising steps of:
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selecting manufacturing material(s) of said implant, said material(s) comprising polyaryletherketone (PAEK), heating the polyaryletherketone in a molten state, forming the implant from said manufacturing material(s), and processing the implant so that the body has a first section that comprises polyaryletherketone having a crystallization peak in its DSC-curve upon heating in a calorimeter. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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