Use of particles of a biocompatible and bioabsorbable calcium salt as active ingredient in the preparation of a medicinal product intended for the local treatment of bone demineralization diseases
US5618549A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2533/18
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating a living organism having a disease associated with demineralization or mineralization defects of an existing bone by applying in a spongy portion of the bone or in a medullary canal of the bone at least one biocompatible and bioabsorbable calcium salt in the form of particles having dimensions less than 8 mm. The biocompatible and bioabsorbable calcium salt is an active ingredient for reinitiating bone remineralization and reconstruction of resorbed bone spans and increases bone density and bone mass.
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