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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:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brent R. Constantz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark Fulmer, San Jose, CA (US);
Ira Ison, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Norian Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 1/202 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C04B 1/202 ;
Abstract
Carbonated hydroxyapatite compositions and their preparation are described. The compositions are biologically resorbable and are prepared as flowable masses which can be administered by syringe to set in situ to serve as a support structure, filler, prosthesis or the like. Optionally the compositions may include proteins or serve as a depot for compositions of pharmacological interest.