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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Meredith Hans Moore, West Chester, PA (US);
Doug Buechter, West Chester, PA (US);
Melissa Brown, West Chester, PA (US);
Lisa Hughes, West Chester, PA (US);
Stephen Hornsby, West Chester, PA (US);
Meredith Hans Moore, West Chester, PA (US);
Doug Buechter, West Chester, PA (US);
Melissa Brown, West Chester, PA (US);
Lisa Hughes, West Chester, PA (US);
Stephen Hornsby, West Chester, PA (US);
DePuy Synthes Products, LLC, Raynham, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes an implant for improving bone growth including an osteoconductive scaffold and an osteoinductive small molecule. The osteoconductive scaffold can further include a polymeric binder. The implant can also include an osteogenic material to provide a viable cell population to assist the bone repair and remodeling. Also disclosed is a system for forming an implant for improving bone growth, as well as methods for forming the implant according to the disclosure, in addition to methods of therapeutic use of the implant.