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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Elliott Gruskin, Malvern, PA (US);
Andreas Boger, Rheinfelden, CH;
Andrea Montali, Basel, CH;
Kurtis Wheeler, Biberist, CH;
Elliott Gruskin, Malvern, PA (US);
Andreas Boger, Rheinfelden, CH;
Andrea Montali, Basel, CH;
Kurtis Wheeler, Biberist, CH;
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
A bone cement is shown that includes a monomer, and a non-reactive substance that is fully miscible with the monomer. A resulting cured bone cement exhibits desirable properties such as modification in a stiffness of the material. Modified properties such a stiffness can be tailored to match bone properties and reduce an occurrence of fractures adjacent to a region repaired with bone cement. One example includes adjacent vertebral body fractures in vertebroplasty procedures.