ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,260, issued on July 1.
"Method for limiting diffusion of wear debris of in vivo implant" was invented by Kai Li (Taiyuan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a method for limiting diffusion of wear debris of an in vivo implant and an in vivo implant apparatus with a function of limiting wear debris. An elastomer seal is arranged at a wearing part between implant components that can move relatively and generate wear, such that an outlet for wear debris of the implant is always sealed within a sealing area formed by the seal and the implant components, thereby preventing the wear debris from diffusing outwards. The elasto...