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Method of manufacturing antimicrobial implants of polyetheretherketone

  • US 8,840,914 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2012
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of making a load bearing antimicrobial implant, comprising drying polyetheretherketone resin to a residual moisture content of less than 0.1% moisture by weight, heating said dried polyetheretherketone resin to a temperature effective to melt said resin, blending into said molten resin a metal zeolite comprising silver zeolite, cooling said blend, and forming said blend into said implant.

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