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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Jiin-huey Chern Lin, Winnetka, IL (US);
Chien-ping Ju, Carbondale, IL (US);
Chih-hung Tsai, Taichung, TW;
Inventors:
Jiin-Huey Chern Lin, Winnetka, IL (US);
Chien-Ping Ju, Carbondale, IL (US);
Chih-Hung Tsai, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
Calcitec, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); B29C 39/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a prosthetic bone implant made of a hardened calcium phosphate cement having an apatitic phase as a major phase, which includes a dense cortical portion bearing the majority of load and a porous cancellous portion allowing a rapid blood/body fluid penetration and tissue ingrowth.