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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Kevin J. Thorne, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kevin J. Thorne, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer Orthobiologics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/65 (2006.01); C07K 14/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A biocompatible synthetic bone growth composition comprising a fibrillar collagen component and a calcium phosphate component. The composition is formed into particles, and then formed into a unitary article that may be provided at the site of a skeletal defect. An osteoinductive component may be further added, either before or after forming the unitary article. The composition may be formulated as a paste or putty and facilitates bone growth and/or repair.