Stryker Corporation

Marjorie M Tucker

David C Rueger

Kuber T Sampath

An-Cheng Chang

Disclosed herein are improved osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of bone and cartilage defects. The devices and methods promote accelerated formation of repair tissue with enhanced stability using less osteogenic protein than devices in the art. Defects susceptible to repair with the instant invention include, but are not limited to: critical size defects, non-critical size defects, non-union fractures, fractures, osteochondral defects, subchondral defects, and detects resulting from degenerative diseases such as osteochondritis dessicans.

Osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of endochondral bone, osteochondral and chondral defects

Disclosed herein are improved osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of bone and cartilage defects. The devices and methods promote accelerated formation of repair tissue with enhanced stability using less osteogenic protein than devices in the art. Defects susceptible to repair with the instant invention include, but are not limited to: critical size defects, non-critical size defects, non-union fractures, fractures, osteochondral defects, subchondral defects, and defects resulting from degenerative diseases such as osteochondritis dessicans.

Osteogenic devices and methods of use thereof for repair of endochondral bone and osteochondral defects

Disclosed are terminally sterilized osteogenic devices for implantation into a mammal. The devices contain a combination of a biologically active osteogenic protein and an insoluble carrier which after being combined are sterilized by exposure to ionizing radiation, for example, by exposure to gamma rays or an electron beam. The terminally sterilized devices of the invention are characterized in that they induce bone formation following implantation into a mammal. Also disclosed is a method for inducing bone formation in a mammal by implanting a terminally sterilized device of the invention into a preselected locus in a mammal. Also disclosed is a method for preparing the terminally sterilized device of the invention.

Terminally sterilized osteogenic devices and preparation thereof

Provided herein are methods for inducing bone formation in a mammal sufficient to fill a defect defining a void, wherein osteogenic protein is provided alone or dispersed in a biocompatible non-rigid, amorphous carrier having no defined surfaces. The methods and devices provide injectable formulations for filling critical size defects, as well as for accelerating the rate and enhancing the quality of bone formation in non-critical size defects.

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Holliston, MA, United States of America

Marjorie M Tucker