1557 results about "Polyether ether ketone" patented technology

A vascular catheter system comprises a catheter body having a proximal and distal portion and a single common lumen therebetween. The catheter body includes a first connector secured to the distal end of the proximal portion and a second connector secured to the proximal end of the distal portion. The connectors can be selectively connected to each other to join the lumens of the proximal and distal portions together in a continuous, axially fixed relationship. Disposed within the lumens, when the proximal and distal portions are joined together, is a drive cable. The drive cable may be movably, rotatable about its own longitudinal axis and carries at its distal end, a work element, which is typically an ultrasonic imaging transducer or interventional device. The lumen carrying the cable will be sufficiently large along a proximal portion to permit preferential collapse of the cable should rotation of the distal end become impeded. The catheter body may be made of a polymer or plastic material, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK), which provides adequate bonding stiffness and resistance to kinking from large hoop stresses.

Embodiments provide composite components for use in spinal fixation systems. The composite components may comprise polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or another non-resorbable or resorbable polymeric material and at least one metal. Incorporation of PEEK or another non-resorbable or resorbable polymeric material into the components allows average or mean physical properties (e.g., tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, etc.) of the components to be modulated. The composition and orientation of the composite components can be advantageously chosen to produce components with desired physical characteristics.

Articulating devices for replacing damaged or degenerated weight bearing joints are provided. The devices may have two or more surfaces that articulate against one another that are coated or fully formed of PEEK or similar materials to provide improved wear capabilities while maintaining sufficient strength to operate in a weight bearing capacity.

The present invention provides methods and devices for providing wagering games. A player pays an initial price to play a wagering game according to normal game rules. Game information that would normally be concealed from the player is offered for an additional price. In some implementations, the wagering game is a poker game and the game information is draw card information. The additional price may increase according to the amount of game information provided. In some implementations, a paytable percentage for the wagering game decreases according to the amount of game information provided.

The spinal cage comprises a structural component having sufficient strength to withstand the compressive loading between vertebral bodies. The structural component is integrated with an osteoconductive component to facilitate bone growth between the vertebral bodies. The structural component may comprise any of PEEK, PEKK, or other structural material. The osteoconductive component may comprise any of allograft, natural bone, tricalcium phosphate, hydroxyapatite or a blend of calcium carbonate, calcium lactate and other calcium salts. A method for making the spinal cage involves molding polymers around an osteoconductive component, heat staking, and may further include ultrasonically welding, snap fit or mechanically assembling and/or adhesively bonding components.

Apparatus and methods for tissue fixation using a bone plate configured to accommodate fixation devices (such as screws, for example) inserted at various angles. The bone plate is formed of a material softer than the material of the fixation devices, and is provided with fixation holes with rounded, curved interior walls (i.e., non-threaded holes) that allow the fixation devices to be inserted at various angles. The fixation holes have a diameter smaller than that of the fixation devices. As a result of the difference between the materials of the plate and of fixation devices, and of the difference between the diameters of the fixation holes and of the fixation devices, the fixation devices deform the interior walls of the fixation holes, therefore self-threading the holes at an advantageous angle.

An orthopaedic device comprising an orthopaedic bone screw and a sleeve of polyetheretherketone material in which the orthopaedic bone screw is received for increasing interference between the screw and bone tissue to increase strength of fixation when the device is installed in bone.

A biocompatible interference screw for soft tissue or bone-to-bone fixation comprises a screw body extending from a screw head to a distal tip of the screw. The screw body has an outer surface, and comprises polyether-ether-ketone (PEEK) material. Advantageously, the body outer surface has a textured surface finish for substantially improving pull-out strength of the interference screw. The textured surface finish is textured, in preferred embodiments, with a minimum of approximately 16 micro inches of surface roughness. The screw head comprises a tapered square keyhole for receiving a distal end of a driver instrument. The screw comprises a series of threads, which have a relatively smooth profile, in order to prevent graft tissue laceration as the screw is being inserted. The distal tip of the screw body comprises a narrow tip, and a distal end of the screw body is angled inwardly toward the narrow distal tip.

A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes composite particles and a binder. Each of the composite particles includes: a negative electrode active material including an element capable of being alloyed with lithium; carbon nanofibers that are grown from a surface of the negative electrode active material; and a catalyst element for promoting the growth of the carbon nanofibers. The binder comprises at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide imide, polyamide, aramid, polyarylate, polyether ether ketone, polyether imide, polyether sulfone, polysulfone, polyphenylene sulfide, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

A tablet device determines a spatial relationship between the tablet device and a protective cover. The tablet device operates in accordance with the spatial relationship.

A melt processible Polyether Ether Ketone (PEEK) polymer with novel end-group structure is synthesized electrophilically using Methane Sulfonic Acid containing Methane Sulfonic Anhydride or Phosphorous Pentoxide. The product so obtained shows controlled structure with elimination of reactive end group like —COOH and is therefore melt processible by conventional techniques and exhibits high thermal and mechanical properties making it useful high temperature engineering and specialty plastics. It can be extruded into a rod, film and can also be molded into commercially useful products.

A high strength multi-layer polymeric article having a low wear surface includes a base polymer layer, and a polymer composite capping layer disposed on the base polymer layer. The capping layer includes a first polymer including a transfer film forming polymer, and a second polymer different from the first polymer for strengthening this polymer composite mixed with the first polymer. The first polymer provides at least 10 weight % of the composite capping layer. A transition layer composite including the first and second polymer is interposed between the capping layer and the base polymer layer, at least a portion of the transition layer providing a non-constant first or second polymer concentration. A wear rate of the article is <10⁻⁷ mm³/Nm. The first polymer can be PTFE and the second polymer can be a polyaryletherketone (PEEK).

The invention disclosed herein relates to relates to foamed thermoplastic material objects and articles of manufacture having an internal layered cellular structure, as well as to methods of making the same. In one embodiment, the invention is directed to a multi-layer foamed polymeric article of manufacture, comprising: a non-laminated multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet, wherein the multi-layer thermoplastic material sheet has first and second discrete outer layers sandwiching a plurality of discrete inner foamed layers, and wherein the two outer layers and plurality discrete inner foamed layers are integral with one another. The thermoplastic material may be a semi-crystalline polymer such as, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), PEEK (polyetheretherketone), PEN (polyethylene napthalate), PBT (polybutylene terephthalate), PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), PLA (polylactide), polyhydroxy acid (PHA), thermoplastic urethane (TPU), or blends thereof. The two outer layers may be unfoamed skin layers having smooth outer surfaces, and the discrete inner foamed layers may be microcellular.

The invention discloses a polyether-ether-ketone biomimetic artificial bone 3D printing manufacturing method, wherein the artificial bone can replace metal and has an excellent biocompatibility. The method comprises the following steps: first, collecting the bone tissue image data of the part, which is about to be implanted with an artificial bone, of a patient by using a medical instrument; secondly, establishing a three-dimensional digital model of the artificial bone on the basis of the collected data; thirdly, carrying out a format conversion on the three-dimensional digital model of artificial bone, inputting the converted file into a 3D printing system to manufacture the artificial bone; and finally carrying out cell toxicity tests, animal tests, and clinical tests. The invention utilizes a self-made polyether-ether-ketone 3D printing system to manufacture artificial bones, thus the time and cost for manufacturing moulds are saved, the manufacture period is shortened; at the same time, the shape of parts can be adjusted at any time according to the setting of the forming software; so that an crystalline polymer polyether-ether-ketone artificial bone, which has excellent biocompatibility, can be implanted into the human body, and has the advantages of high melting point, large viscosity, and bad fluidity, can be manufactured through the 3D printing method.

The invention discloses a method and equipment for manufacturing a continuous fiber-reinforced polyether-ether-ketone composite material prepreg tape. The method comprises the following steps: (1) splitting; (2) preheating; (3) cladding, namely, feeding the preheated continuous fiber bundle into a dipping mold to be mixed with modified PEEK resin melt extruded from a twin-screw extruder in the dipping mold, and cladding the modified PEEK resin melt on the continuous fiber bundle under the pressure action; and (4) winding. The equipment comprises a splitting device, a heating box, a material mixing device and a winding device which are arranged from left to right, wherein the material mixing device comprises the twin-screw extruder and the dipping mold; the dipping mold is connected with the twin-screw extruder and is used for cladding the resin melt flowing from a resin runner on the continuous fiber bundle under the pressure action; and the winding device is used for winding the prepreg tape which is discharged from the dipping mold. According to the method and the equipment, continuous production of the prepreg tape is ensured; blending modification and fiber dipping are integrated; the technological processes are reduced; and the efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a 3D printing manufacturing method for a tantalum-coated hierarchical pore polyether-ether-ketone artificial bone scaffold. The method comprises the steps of scanning bone tissues of a human injured part through CT (computed tomography) to ensure that the tissue structure of symmetrical parts can be scanned at the bone tissues of the deficient part, acquiring injured bone image data, importing the data into Mimics software, and establishing a three-dimensional bone model of a human specified part; controlling the software through a 3D printing system to generate a motion locus code; printing a polyether-ether-ketone artificial bone scaffold by using the 3D printing system till the manufacturing process of the whole artificial bone scaffold is completed, putting the dried artificial bone scaffold into the cavity of a sputtering chamber of a magnetron sputtering instrument, bonding the artificial bone scaffold to an objective table by using silver colloid, and plating a tantalum coating on the artificial bone scaffold by adopting a magnetron sputtering technology; discharging gas from the sputtering chamber after the tantalum coating is plated, taking the artificial bone scaffold out, and disinfecting the tantalum-coated hierarchical pore polyether-ether-ketone scaffold to complete all the steps. The artificial bone scaffold is manufactured through 3D printing, so that the method disclosed by the invention has the advantage that the manufactured scaffold is harmless to the human body.

A composite material having superior tribological properties includes a first polymer being a transfer film forming polymer and a second polymer mixed with the first polymer. The first polymer is at least 10 weight % of the composite and the composite provides a wear rate of <10⁻⁷ mm³/Nm and an average friction coefficient of said composite no more than 0.15. The first polymer can be PTFE and the second polymer a polyaryletherketone (PEEK). A method of forming composites includes the steps of providing a plurality of transfer film forming polymer particles and second polymer particles, and molding or extruding the particles at a temperature sufficient to allow softening and mobilization of at least one of the transfer film forming polymer particles and the plurality of strengthening phase polymer particles to form an interconnected network, wherein the composite formed provides a wear rate of <10⁻⁷ mm³/Nm.

An engine is made by providing a layer of material between the outer surface of a cylinder liner and the inner surface of the cylinder opening within an engine block. The material can be a polymer or a ceramic. Polyether ether ketone or polyethylene terephthalate can be a polymer used for these purposes. Zirconia or yttria can be ceramic used for these purposes. An electro-deposited paint can serve as the layer of thermally insulative material.

A threaded suture anchor formed of a material comprising polyether-ether ketone (PEEK) has a suture loop that is disposed internally within the suture anchor. The suture loop can extend through a substantial length of the anchor body with the ends of the suture loop secured at the distal end of the anchor and the proximal end of the loop being flush with or recessed just below the proximal surface of the proximal end of the anchor. The anchor body can be threaded and have a tapered distal portion.

The invention provides an engineering plastic with high wearing resistance. The engineering plastic is made from the following raw materials by weight: 80-100 parts of polyformaldehyde, 20-40 parts of polyamide, 20-50 parts of polycarbonate, 25-40 parts of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, 10-30 parts of epoxy resin, 12-20 parts of polytrimethylene terephthalate, 1-5 parts of diphenylmethane bismaleimide, 10-15 parts of polyphenyl ether, 20-40 parts of polyether-ether-ketone, 10-20 parts of polytetrafluoroethylene, 5-10 parts of melamine, 4-12 parts of boric acid alkanolamide, 2-6 parts of polyethylene glycol, 4-12 parts of phenolic ether phosphomonoester, 5-15 parts of polymethyl methacrylate, 10-20 parts of organic silicone oil, 5-10 parts of silane coupling agent, 3-5 parts of zinc stearate, 10-20 parts of glass fibre, 12-20 parts of graphite, 5-10 parts of silicon carbide whisker, 5-8 parts of nanometre titanium oxide, 4-6 parts of diphenyl ketone, 3-8 parts of butylated hydroxyanisole and 15-30 parts of filler. The engineering plastic provided by the invention has a good wear-resisting property.

A delivery apparatus for introducing an implant, such as a vena cava filter, for capturing emboli in a body vessel. The apparatus includes an outer sheath having a tubular wall defining a lumen formed therethrough and having a proximal end extending to a distal end. The tubular wall includes an inner surface and may also include optional reinforcing members. A radiopaque marker band is disposed about the inner surface adjacent the distal end, and a tubular liner is disposed along the inner surface. The tubular liner comprises at least one of polyimide, PEEK, and PVDF. An inner catheter is slidably disposed within the lumen of the outer sheath and has a distal portion configured to engage and deliver the implant through the distal end of the outer sheath in the body vessel.