Flexible prostheses of predetermined shapes and process for making same
US5053049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 1985 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00359
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Flexible prostheses of predetermined shapes are derived from bone. The process includes machining of a bone segment into the desired shape, demineralization to impart the desired degree of flexibility, and tanning to render the material non-antigenic, biocompatible, and stabilized.
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