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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frieder Bauss, Neuhofen, DE;
Andreas A. Kurth, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/166 ; A61K 3/119 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/166 ; A61K 3/119 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to use of ibandronic acid (1-hydroxy-3-(N-methyl-N-pentyl)aminopropyl-1,1-diphosphonic acid) or physiologically compatible salts or esters thereof for improving the osseointegration of cement-free anchored endoprostheses. Ibandronate or salts thereof is applied for a short time immediately after insertion of an endoprosthesis, with the surprising result that secondary stability of the implant is obtained in only 5 weeks or less after the operation.