Volume maintaining osteoinductive/osteoconductive compositions
US8197474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S606/909
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An osteoinductive/osteoconductive composition prepared from a quantity, of demineralized fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 100:1 to about 20:1, a quantity of mostly shaped regular non-fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 10:1 or less and a sufficient quantity of biocompatible fluid carrier sufficient to provide the composition as a deformable mass is provided herein. Also provided is a method of using the composition to repair a bone defect site.
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