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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2007
Applicants:
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
David Knaack, Summit, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
David Knaack, Summit, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61K 35/32 (2006.01); A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for the preparation of bone-polymer composites wherein the mineral portion of the bone is treated with a coupling agent before being incorporated into a biocompatible polymeric matrix. The resulting composites may be used as such or be further processed to form an osteoimplant.