Method to improve hydroxyapatite implantation and stimulate bone regeneration
US7211271B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S530/811
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Hydroxyapatite is treated by a combination of nitridation and the application of bone morphogenetic protein or DNA encoding such a protein to improve the tissue compatibility and affinity of the hydroxyapatite, rendering the hydroxyapatite more useful as a material for biomedical implants.
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