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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
Applicants:
William F. Mckay, Memphis, TN (US);
Steve Peckham, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Arlington, TN (US);
Inventors:
William F. McKay, Memphis, TN (US);
Steve Peckham, Memphis, TN (US);
Jeffrey L. Scifert, Arlington, TN (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/86 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described is an implantable medical material comprising a malleable, cohesive, shape-retaining putty including mineral particles, insoluble collagen fibers and soluble collagen. The medical material can be used in conjunction with biologically active factors such as osteogenic proteins to treat bone or other tissue defects in patients.