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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Joo L. Ong, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rajiv K. Satsangi, San Antonio, TX (US);
Neera Satsangi, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Joo L. Ong, San Antonio, TX (US);
Rajiv K. Satsangi, San Antonio, TX (US);
Neera Satsangi, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Implants may be coated with a biocompatible coating to improve the biocompatibility of the implant. The biocompatible coating may include a bone growth promoting compound. Such compounds include, but are not limited to, phospholipids, bone morphogenetic proteins, or combinations thereof. The bone growth promoting compound may enhance the rate of bone growth proximate to the implant and the integration of the implant into the surrounding bone.