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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Thomas Buckland, Cheddington, GB;
Jonathan Arcos, St. Albans, GB;
Inventors:
Thomas Buckland, Cheddington, GB;
Jonathan Arcos, St. Albans, GB;
Assignee:
ApaTech Limited, Elstree, Hertfordshire, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/56 (2006.01); A61L 27/50 (2006.01); A61L 27/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/28 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/56 (2013.01); A61L 27/10 (2013.01); A61L 27/50 (2013.01); A61F 2/28 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30677 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00293 (2013.01); A61L 2430/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bone replacement filler comprising a biomedical ceramic particulate, wherein the filler is able to flow without the application of an external shear stress or compressive force or under a relatively low shear stress or compressive force, but resists flow or does not flow when subjected to a higher shear stress or compressive force, and wherein at least some of the particles in the ceramic particulate have a micro-porous surface structure and/or a micro-porous sub-surface structure.