Tricalcium phosphate for implant materials wherein the pores of the tricalciumphosphate are filled with antibiotic and amino acid

US4869906A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Elvira Dingeldein · Darmstadt, DE
• Helmut Wahlig · Darmstadt, DE
• Manfred Wotschokowsky · Darmstadt, DE
• Gu Moddelmog · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 1987
• Grant date: Sep 26, 1989
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2007

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/02
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A resorbable porous tricalcium phosphate, in which the pores are sealed with a filler mixture of an antibiotic and a filler, in particular an amino acid, is particularly advantageous for use in the preparation of bone cements.