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Cohesive osteogenic putty and materials therefor

US7939092B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

William F. McKay · Memphis, US
Steve Peckham · Memphis, US
Jeffrey L. Scifert · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 1, 2006
Grant date	May 10, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S977/931
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described is an implantable medical material comprising a malleable, cohesive, shape-retaining putty including mineral particles, insoluble collagen fibers and soluble collagen. The medical material can be used in conjunction with biologically active factors such as osteogenic proteins to treat bone or other tissue defects in patients.

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