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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael K. Kwan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ronald K. Yamamoto, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orquest, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61K 2/724 ; A61K 2/712 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61K 2/724 ; A61K 2/712 ;
Abstract
A porous three-dimensional bone grafting matrix is provided which is biodegradable. The matrix is preferably formed from mineralized collagen where the mineral comprises particulate calcium phosphate immobilized in the matrix and having a particle size of 5 microns or less.