- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for treating bone fractures, and/or for fortifying and/or augmenting bone, including the provision and use of composite implants, and novel composite structures which may be used for medical and non-medical applications
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Application No.: US16349086Application Date: 2017-11-13
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Publication No.: US11058796B2Publication Date: 2021-07-13
- Inventor: Jeffrey A. D'Agostino , Werner Blank , Charles Hegedus , Sandip Agarwal , Elizabeth Nelson , Robert S. Whitehouse
- Applicant: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NH Deerfield
- Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
- Current Assignee: 206 ORTHO, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NH Deerfield
- Agency: The Dobrusin Law Firm, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/061398 WO 20171113
- International Announcement: WO2018/089939 WO 20180517
- Main IPC: A61L27/18
- IPC: A61L27/18 ; A61K9/00 ; A61K47/34 ; A61L27/54 ; A61L27/58 ; A61L27/16 ; A61L27/56 ; A61L27/48 ; A61L27/46 ; A61L27/44 ; A61L27/26 ; A61L27/52
Abstract:
A composite comprising: a barrier, said barrier being configured to selectively pass water, and said barrier being degradable in the presence of water; a matrix material for disposition within said barrier, wherein said matrix material has a flowable state and a set state, and wherein said matrix material is degradable in the presence of water; and at least one reinforcing element for disposition within said barrier and integration with said matrix material, wherein said at least one reinforcing element is degradable in the presence of water, and further wherein, upon the degradation of said at least one reinforcing element in the presence of water, provides an agent for modulating the degradation rate of said matrix material in the presence of water.
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