Prosthetic ligament
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1. A prosthetic ligament comprises a prosthetic ligament a cord of thermotropic liquid crystalline filaments, said cord comprising several strands of said filaments.
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A prosthetic ligament includes a cord of thermotropic liquid crystal filaments. The cord preferably comprises multi-filament thermotropic liquid crystal filaments. The cord has an eye spliced at each of its ends.
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- 1. A prosthetic ligament comprises a prosthetic ligament a cord of thermotropic liquid crystalline filaments, said cord comprising several strands of said filaments.
- 5. A prosthetic ligament comprises a prosthetic ligament a cord of braided thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer strands, said cord comprising several strands of said filaments, and the cord having an eye spliced at each end thereof.
- 8. A prosthetic ligament comprises a prosthetic ligament being a cord of filaments having a creep resistance of greater than 0% tension loss at 1000 hours, a flexural strength greater than 10,000 cycles-to-failure, and an abrasion resistance greater than 100 cycles-to-failure, and the cord having an eye spliced at each end thereof.
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