Bone replacement material with FGF

US6118043A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Merck Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Berthold Nies · Kassel, DE
• Elvira Dingeldein · Darmstadt, DE
• Helmut Wahlig · Darmstadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 1995
• Grant date: Sep 12, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2430/02
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a bone replacement material which comprises one or more polypeptides having the biological action of fibroblast growth factors in a porous matrix. The healing-in properties correspond to those of autologous bone transplantation.