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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2007
John W. Morris, Beachwood, NJ (US);
David A. Knaack, Summit, NJ (US);
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
Keyvan Behnam, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Robert P. Skinner, Jackson, NJ (US);
Randal R. Betz, Ocean City, NJ (US);
John W. Morris, Beachwood, NJ (US);
David A. Knaack, Summit, NJ (US);
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
Keyvan Behnam, Red Bank, NJ (US);
Robert P. Skinner, Jackson, NJ (US);
Randal R. Betz, Ocean City, NJ (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a hemostatic bone graft product and method. Hemostatic bone grafts may include demineralized bone matrix in combination with additives. In one embodiment, the graft comprises demineralized bone and polyethylene glycol. Methods for producing the hemostatic bone graft may include mixing demineralized bone with additives to facilitate protein precipitation, surface tension reduction in blood, and/or a cytolytic effect on cells at a bleeding site.