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Silicon substituted oxyapatite

US8029817B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors

Michael Sayer · Kingston, CA
Joel Reid · Kingston, CA
Timothy J. N. Smith · Kingston, CA
Jason Hendry · Kingston, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2008
Grant date	Oct 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/02
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is a silicon substituted oxyapatite compound (Si-OAp) for use as a synthetic bone biomaterial either used alone or in biomaterial compositions. The silicon substituted oxyapatite compound has the formula Ca5(PO4)3-x(SiO4)xO(1-x)/2, where 0<x<1.0.

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