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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masatomi Ebihara, Tsurugashima, JP;
Masahide Inoue, Tsurugashima, JP;
Tsuneo Hidaka, Tsurugashima, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
106 395 ; 3-19 ; 32-8 ; 106 45 ; 128 / ; 423308 ; 128 / ;
Abstract
A sintered apatite body obtained by molding and sintering an apatite powder, Ca.sub.5 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 OH, containing 0.01 to 20% by weight of (Ca,Mg).sub.3 (PO.sub.4).sub.2. The sintered apatite body has high mechanical strength and good affinity with living tissues and cells, and is suitable as medical implant materials such as prosthetic teeth or bones.