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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Mathys Ag Bettlach, Bettlach, CH;
Inventors:
Marc Bohner, Grenchen, CH;
Reto Luginbühl, Spiez, CH;
Assignee:
MATHYS AG BETTLACH, Bettlach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61L 27/42 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61K 33/14 (2006.01); A61K 33/42 (2006.01); A61L 27/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/425 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 9/0092 (2013.01); A61K 33/14 (2013.01); A61K 33/42 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 31/026 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone graft substitute in the form of an implantable three-dimensional scaffold that includes calcium phosphate and has pores. The scaffold is impregnated with a calcium and/or phosphate containing substance, and the dissolution rate DRof the scaffold is slower than the dissolution rate DRof the calcium and/or phosphate containing substance.