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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Feng-Huei Lin, Taipei, TW;
Chun-Hsu Yao, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Purzer Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61F 2/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 ; A61F 2/44 ;
Abstract
A bone substitute comprises gelatin powder, water, tricalcium phosphate (TCP) powder, and glutaraldehyde. The bone substitute in the present invention, using tricalcium phosphate powder as the major implant ingredient, gelatin powder as glue, and glutaraldehyde as cross-linking agent, can reduce the degradation rate of the bone substitute in the biological body. The present invention also includes the manufacturing procedure of the bone substitute.