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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2007
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
John Winterbottom, Jackson, NJ (US);
David R. Kaes, Toms River, NJ (US);
Ryan M. Belaney, Oakland, TN (US);
Subhabrata Bhattacharyya, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Lawrence A. Shimp, Morganville, NJ (US);
John Winterbottom, Jackson, NJ (US);
David R. Kaes, Toms River, NJ (US);
Ryan M. Belaney, Oakland, TN (US);
Subhabrata Bhattacharyya, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Abstract
The invention is directed toward porous composites for application to a bone defect site to promote new bone growth. The inventive porous composites comprise a biocompatible polymer and a plurality of particles of bone-derived material, inorganic material, bone substitute material or composite material. In certain embodiments, the porous composites are prepared using a method that includes a supercritical fluid (e.g., supercritical carbon dioxide) treatment. The invention also discloses methods of using these composites as bone void fillers.