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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Giancarlo Rizzoli, Bern, CH;
Thierry Stoll, Sutz, CH;
Reto Luginbuehl, Spiez, CH;
Marc Bohner, Aarau, CH;
Inventors:
Giancarlo Rizzoli, Bern, CH;
Thierry Stoll, Sutz, CH;
Reto Luginbuehl, Spiez, CH;
Marc Bohner, Aarau, CH;
Assignee:
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/12 (2013.01); A61F 2310/293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A kneadable and moldable bone-replacement material includes a mixture of calcium-containing ceramic particles and a hydrogel or a substance which can be swelled into a hydrogel. The ceramic particles are of fully synthetic origin and the individual ceramic particles have a structure which is at least partially cohesive and porous. In addition, the majority of the ceramic particles have a non-spheric shape.