Bioactive granules for bone tissue formation
US5658332A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/28
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for forming osseous tissue in defects in sites in the appendicular skeleton or sites exhibiting reduced metabolic state using bioactive glass granules containing 40 to 58% SiO.sub.2, 10 to 30% NaO, 10 to 30% CaO, and 0 to 10% P.sub.2 O.sub.5, and in the size range of from 200 to 300 micrometers, are described.
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