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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2006
Suping Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Christopher M. Hobot, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Brian A. Loy, New Brighton, MN (US);
Randall V. Sparer, Andover, MN (US);
K. Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Jeffrey M. Gross, Memphis, TN (US);
SuPing Lyu, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Christopher M. Hobot, Tonka Bay, MN (US);
Sean M. Haddock, Memphis, TN (US);
Brian A. Loy, New Brighton, MN (US);
Randall V. Sparer, Andover, MN (US);
K. Matthew Kinnane, Bartlett, TN (US);
Jeffrey M. Gross, Memphis, TN (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
A process for making an implantable material comprising a composite of a biocompatible polymer and a bioactive agent. The composite combines desirable mechanical properties of polymers and the bioactivity of tissue or one or more component of tissue. More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to methods for the manufacture of implantable materials, devices and components via a powder molding process.