Resorbable polymer composition, implant and method of making implant

US6926903B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Inion Ltd. · FI

Inventors

• Eija Pirhonen · Tampere, FI
• Jan Nieuwenhuis · Gorinchem, NL
• Auvo Kaikkonen · Tampere, FI
• Tuomo Nieminen · Tampere, FI
• Franz Weber · Singen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 4, 2001
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2005
• Expiry date: Feb 2, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P19/08
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Novel polymer compositions that are useful in the manufacture of medical implants, implants having osteogenic properties and methods of making said implants are disclosed. Polymer compositions comprise a base material including a polymer matrix of resorbable polymer(s) or copolymer(s), and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), wherein NMP is present in an amount imparting osteogenic properties for the composition.