Calcium sulfate based nanoparticles

US7767226B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Research Foundation of the State University of New York · US

Inventors

• YoungBum Park · Amherst, US
• Rosemary Dziak · Amherst, US
• Robert J. Genco · Buffalo, US
• Mark Swihart · Minneapolis, US
• Hiran Perinpanayagam · London, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 30, 2008
• Grant date: Aug 3, 2010
• Expiry date: Jan 30, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for facilitating repair of an area of bone by providing hemihydrate calcium sulfate particles, mixing the particles with an aqueous solution to obtain a paste, applying the paste to an area of bone in need of repair, and allowing the paste to set.