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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Marquette, MI (US);
Francis Vincent Lamberti, Cary, NC (US);
Ronald Stewart Hill, Greenville, NC (US);
Adam MacMillan, Quincy, MA (US);
Edward Ahn, Dover, MA (US);
Brian Schlossberg, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Stephen Capistron, Melrose, MA (US);
William H. Lloyd, Winterville, NC (US);
Pioneer Surgical Technology, Marquette, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides compositions useful in regeneration of connective tissue, particularly bone. The compositions comprise a continuous matrix formed of a polypeptide crosslinked with a second polymer and further comprise particles of a porous, osteoconductive material dispersed in the continuous matrix. The composition can be provided in a dehydrated form. The disclosure further provides methods of preparing the composition in a clinically useful form, methods of using the composition in regenerating bone, and kits including the composition.