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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd M Boyce, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Albert Manrique, Manalapan, NJ (US);
Nelson L Scarborough, Ocean, NJ (US);
James L Russell, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Osteotech, Inc., Eatontown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 16 ; 623 11 ; 523113 ; 523115 ;
Abstract
A bone-derived implant is provided which is made up of one or more layers of fully mineralized or partially demineralized cortical bone and, optionally, one or more layers of some other material. The layers constituting the implant are assembled into a unitary structure to provide an implant exhibiting good overall load-supporting properties.
Published as:
US5899939A; CA2361620A1; WO0045747A1; AU2588799A; EP1150624A1; TR200102256T2; JP2002536060A; AU756705B2; EP1150624B1; DE69923004D1; ES2235462T3; DE69923004T2; CA2361620C; JP4347527B2;