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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2004
Warren Oliver Haggard, Bartlett, TN (US);
Michael Earl Kaufman, Cordova, TN (US);
Jack Eldon Parr, Memphis, TN (US);
Linda Morris, Arlington, TN (US);
Warren Oliver Haggard, Bartlett, TN (US);
Michael Earl Kaufman, Cordova, TN (US);
Jack Eldon Parr, Memphis, TN (US);
Linda Morris, Arlington, TN (US);
Wright Medical Technology, Inc., Arlington, TN (US);
Abstract
A composite is disclosed having a controlled rate of dissolution. The composite includes (a) a first region that includes a first composition that includes calcium sulfate, the first region exhibiting a first rate of dissolution; and (b) a second region that includes a second composition that includes calcium sulfate, the second region exhibiting a second rate of dissolution, the first rate of dissolution being different from the second rate of dissolution.