Biomaterial and bone implant for bone repair and replacement

US6117172A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Implico B.V. · NL

Inventors

• Ugo Ripamonti · Rosebank, ZA
• Anthony Nigel Kirkbride · Mamelodi, ZA

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 22, 1996
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2000
• Expiry date: Nov 22, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

This invention relates to a biomaterial useful in bone repair and replacement, and to implants for cranofacial, orthopaedic, and especially dental applications. The implants have a unique geometric configuration, their surfaces defining concavities having a shape and dimensions which induce or enhance the rate and/or amount of bone growth at the implant site. The biomaterial preferably has a specific porous configuration and the implant may be at least coated with such a biomaterial of hydroxyapatite, for example.