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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2003
Philip Victor Peplow, Dunedin, NZ;
Subasinghe Nisanke George Premalal Jayantha Dias, Dunedin, NZ;
Alisa Dawn Roddick-lanzilotta, Christchurch, NZ;
Robert James Kelly, Christchurch, NZ;
Philip Victor Peplow, Dunedin, NZ;
Subasinghe Nisanke George Premalal Jayantha Dias, Dunedin, NZ;
Alisa Dawn Roddick-Lanzilotta, Christchurch, NZ;
Robert James Kelly, Christchurch, NZ;
Keratec Limited, Lincoln, Canterbury, NZ;
Abstract
The invention provides a biocompatible material derived from keratin that is useful for many aspects of medical treatment of bone. The keratin material is preferably S-sulfonated and enriched in intermediate filament proteins of high molecular weight. The keratin material may be porous for use as a bone replacement and augmentation product but also provided is the use of dense keratin materials in bone treatment for use as an internal fixation appliance in the treatment of bone fractures and bone regeneration, and a method for preparing the keratin material for use in the preservation, restoration and development of form and function of bone.