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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Panjian LI, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Hai BO Wen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Elizabeth A. Hippensteel, North Manchester, IN (US);
Panjian Li, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Hai Bo Wen, Warsaw, IN (US);
Elizabeth A. Hippensteel, North Manchester, IN (US);
Depuy Products, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an implantable article, a method of preparing the same, and methods of modifying a ceramic-coated implantable article. The implantable article comprises a biocompatible substrate and a bioactive ceramic surface coating into which a biological agent is incorporated. The preparation and modification of an implantable article involve incubating a biocompatible substrate surface or pre-existing ceramic coating thereon with a composition comprising (i) a biological agent, (ii) calcium ions, (iii) phosphate ions, and (iv) a liquid carrier.