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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Nelson L. Scarborough, Andover, MA (US);
Sergio J. Gadeleta, Doylestown, PA (US);
David R. Kaes, Toms River, NJ (US);
Albert Manrique, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Nelson L. Scarborough, Andover, MA (US);
Sergio J. Gadeleta, Doylestown, PA (US);
David R. Kaes, Toms River, NJ (US);
Albert Manrique, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
An osteoinductive/osteoconductive composition prepared from a quantity, of demineralized fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 100:1 to about 20:1, a quantity of mostly shaped regular non-fibrous bone elements possessing an average surface area to volume ratio of about 10:1 or less and a sufficient quantity of biocompatible fluid carrier sufficient to provide the composition as a deformable mass is provided herein. Also provided is a method of using the composition to repair a bone defect site.