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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2006
Mukesh Kumar, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ned M. Hamman, Leesburg, IN (US);
Michael D. Leach, Warsaw, IN (US);
John Manocchio, Paramus, NJ (US);
Paul D'antonio, Morristown, NJ (US);
Daryl L. Carter, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Mukesh Kumar, Warsaw, IN (US);
Ned M. Hamman, Leesburg, IN (US);
Michael D. Leach, Warsaw, IN (US);
John Manocchio, Paramus, NJ (US);
Paul D'Antonio, Morristown, NJ (US);
Daryl L. Carter, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Biomet Manufacturing Corp., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
Formed compositions for application to a bone surface of a human or animal subject, comprising: a bone material; and a carrier comprising denatured demineralized bone, where the composition is formed into a shape suitable for administration to the bone. Methods are provided for making formed compositions for application to a bone surface of a human or animal subject comprise mixing a demineralized bone and water; heating the mixture to form a carrier; mixing the carrier with bone to form a moldable composition; and molding the moldable composition to produce a formed composition. Several apparatuses are provided in which to hydrate the formed bone composition. Methods of hydrating a formed bone composition are also provided.