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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:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C. Rueger, Southborough, MA (US);
Marjorie M. Tucker, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ; A61K 3/802 ; A61K 3/818 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 ; A61K 3/802 ; A61K 3/818 ;
Abstract
Provided herein are methods for inducing bone formation in a mammal sufficient to fill a defect defining a void, wherein osteogenic protein is provided alone or dispersed in a biocompatible non-rigid, amorphous carrier having no defined surfaces. The methods and devices provide injectable formulations for filling critical size defects, as well as for accelerating the rate and enhancing the quality of bone formation in non-critical size defects.