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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:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
May. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Orion-Yhtyma Oy, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424422 ; 424426 ; 424464 ; 424468 ; 424469 ; 424484 ; 501-1 ; 501 11 ; 501 17 ; 501 32 ; 501 53 ; 501 55 ; 501 63 ; 501 72 ; 264 56 ;
Abstract
A bioceramic system for delivery of a bioactive compound, which comprises a combination of bioactive glass, bioactive glass ceramic or bioactive ceramic, hydroxyapatite, optionally one or more other calcium phosphate compound and optionally a matrix, and which may incorporate into the bioceramic system a bioactive compound. The timing of the release of the bioactive compound can be regulated as desired and depends on the conditions of the surrounding, the composition of the bioceramic system and its method preparation.