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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Berthold Nies, Fraenkisch-Crumbach, DE;
Brigitte Jeschke, Kelkheim, DE;
Patricia Schaffner, Griosheim, DE;
Inventors:
Berthold Nies, Fraenkisch-Crumbach, DE;
Brigitte Jeschke, Kelkheim, DE;
Patricia Schaffner, Griosheim, DE;
Assignee:
Biomet Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a structured composite as a carrier for the tissue engineering and implant material of bones, consisting of a mass of porous calcium phosphate granulates. The granulated material has a grain size of between 0.5 and 10 mm with macropores and micropores, and the macropores have an average diameter of between 50 and 500 ?m and are bound by a biocompatible binding agent.