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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2006
Applicant:
Mark E. Van Dyke, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Mark E. Van Dyke, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/42 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01); A61L 27/425 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 2300/406 (2013.01);
Abstract
A malleable bone graft composition is described. The composition comprises: (a) keratose; (b) particulate filler; (c) antibiotic; and (f) water. The invention may be provided in sterile form in an container, and optionally lyophilized. Methods of treating a fracture with such compositions are also described.