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Implantable bioresorbable string of calcium sulfate beads

US5756127A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 1996
Grant dateMay 26, 1998
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0024
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A bioresorbable string of implantable beads in which the beads consist essentially of calcium sulfate and a quantity of a drug suitable for treating tissue disorders, and in which both the beads and the line that joins the beads together are bioresorbable.

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