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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Wenz, Wollstradt, DE;
Berthold Nies, Frankisch-Crumbach, DE;
Assignee:
Merck Patent GmbH, Darmstadt, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/342 ; A61K 9/00 ; A61K 3/170 ; A61K 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/342 ; A61K 9/00 ; A61K 3/170 ; A61K 4/700 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an injectable curable bone cement paste based on bioresorbable hydroxyapatite-like compounds comprising calcium phosphate, which contains a cationic antibiotic in the form of a salt, preferably of its sulfate, the curable biodegradable bone cement releasing the antibiotic in biologically active concentrations with depot-like action over a long period of time. The bone cements according to the invention are suitable for the treatment of infectious inflammations of the bone and of the bone marrow, in particular as a result of bone defects and bone fractures.