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Bone induction method
Assignee: Medical College of Wisconsin
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Filing: 1991-11-19
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Granted: 1994-04-26
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Expires: 2011-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A method of inducing bone growth in a living animal consists of implanting in the soft tissue or bone of the animal a bone morphogenetic protein-free, ceramic consisting of a calcium phosphate which is at least partially resorbable, and leaving the ceramic in place until new bone growth is induced.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth L. Lynch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/12; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61L27/40; A61L27/42; A61L27/425; A61L27/50; A61L27/54; A61L27/58; A61F2/30; A61F2/44; A61F2/4455; A61F2002/2817; A61F2002/30001; A61F2002/30003; A61F2002/3006; A61F2002/30062; A61F2002/30621; A61F2002/30622; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0004; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00293
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of inducing new bone growth in an animal which comprises: implanting in the soft tissue of said animal a porous bone-inducing ceramic implant free of bone morphogenetic proteins and bone-marrow cells consisting essentially of a calcium phosphate which is at least partially resorbable; sustaining said animal; and, leaving the implant in place until the host tissue responds to the implant by causing angiogenesis, multinucleate giant cell resorption of some of the calcium phosphate and the replacement of the ceramic with intramembranous bone formed by an endosteal membrane which produces active osteogenic osteoblasts which are characteristic of new bone.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of inducing new bone growth in an animal which comprises: implanting in the soft tissue of said animal a porous bone-inducing ceramic implant free of bone morphogenetic proteins and bone-marrow cells consisting essentially of a calcium phosphate which is at least partially resorbable; sustaining said animal; and, leaving the implant in place until the host tissue responds to the implant by causing angiogenesis, multinucleate giant cell resorption of some of the calcium phosphate and the replacement of the ceramic with intramembranous bone formed by an endosteal membrane which produces active osteogenic osteoblasts which are characteristic of new bone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method of claim 1 in which the ceramic implant is a block of a sintered crystalline mixture of hydroxyapatite and βtricalcium phosphate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method of claim 1 in which the calcium phosphate is selected from calcium hydroxyapatite, β-tricalcium phosphate and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method of claim 1 in which the implant includes a mucopolysaccharide and mucoprotein binder.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
58 words
A method of growing new bone marrow in a living animal which comprises: implanting into the soft tissue of said animal a bone morphogenetic protein-free and cell free, porous implant consisting essentially of a calcium phosphate which is at least partially resorbable; and leaving said implant in place; and sustaining said animal until new bone marrow is formed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
58 words
A method of growing new bone marrow in a living animal which comprises: implanting into the soft tissue of said animal a bone morphogenetic protein-free and cell free, porous implant consisting essentially of a calcium phosphate which is at least partially resorbable; and leaving said implant in place; and sustaining said animal until new bone marrow is formed.
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