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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:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Venkat R. Garigapati, Southborough, MA (US);
Brian J. Hess, Charlestown, MA (US);
Jon Ahola, Walpole, MA (US);
Inventors:
Venkat R. Garigapati, Southborough, MA (US);
Brian J. Hess, Charlestown, MA (US);
Jon Ahola, Walpole, MA (US);
Assignee:
Howmedia Osteonics Corp, Mahwah, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 6/033 (2006.01); C04B 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Compositions and methods of their use to adhere a variety of materials together are disclosed herein. The compositions include at least tetra calcium phosphate, an effective amount of a compound that is structurally similar to phosphoserine, and can be mixed with an aqueous solution. The compositions provide adhesive and cohesive strength in both wet and dry environments and exhibit significant bond strength upon curing.