Cement for the fixation of osseous prostheses

US4383879A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · FR

Inventors

• Antoine Le Du · Livry-Gargan, FR
• Frantz Langlais
• Christian Michaud · Saintes, FR
• Michel Postel · Paris, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 20, 1981
• Grant date: May 17, 1983
• Expiry date: Mar 20, 2001

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08L2666/04
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cement which may be used for the fixation of osseous prostheses. This cement is obtained by hardening of a mixture comprising: PA1 (a) at least one epoxide resin having a high reactivity and a very low toxicity, consisting of a diepoxide of a glycidyl ether of bisphenol A; PA1 (b) a reactive, non-toxic suppling resin, consisting preferably of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene; PA1 (c) a mineral filler in powder form; PA1 (d) a hardener capable of reacting with said epoxide resin to effect hardening thereof, and PA1 (e) a hardening accelerator. The invention is more particularly applicable to the fixation of hip prostheses.