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Patent No.:

US 10441683 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2017

Method for restoring bone using shapeable bone graft substitute and instruments for delivery thereof

Applicant:

Orthovita, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);

Inventors:

Charanpreet S. Bagga, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Theodore D. Clineff, Phoenixville, PA (US);

Erik M. Erbe, Chesterfield, MO (US);

Michael W. Paris, Lansdale, PA (US);

Gina M. Nagvajara, Narberth, PA (US);

Antony Koblish, Malvern, PA (US);

Assignee:

Orthovita, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);

Attorney:

Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jared Barsky

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61B 17/68 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 17/88 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/46 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/38 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61B 17/68 (2013.01); A61B 17/7095 (2013.01); A61B 17/8822 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/46 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61F 2/2803 (2013.01); A61F 2/2875 (2013.01); A61F 2/3094 (2013.01); A61F 2/34 (2013.01); A61F 2/389 (2013.01); A61F 2/4601 (2013.01); A61F 2/4644 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2817 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2835 (2013.01); A61F 2002/2882 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30062 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30151 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30224 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30235 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30247 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30261 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30622 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30677 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30736 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30838 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0085 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0082 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00293 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00365 (2013.01); A61L 2400/06 (2013.01); A61L 2400/16 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is directed to a method for restoring bone in an animal comprising: accessing a site to be restored; loading a syringe body with a flowable bone graft material; mating the syringe body with a delivery tube; positioning the delivery tube at the site to be restored; using a syringe piston to advance the said material into the delivery tube; using the syringe piston or a plunger that mates with the delivery tube after removal of the syringe body to deliver the bone graft to the site at a force of less than 50 lbs. extrusion force; wherein said material is at least 75% porous with a mineral to polymer ratio of 80:20.

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