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20080294271 | Porous implant grain or granule - The present invention is related to an implant with anti-inflammatory or antibacterial effects, or both, the implant being intended for implantation in a human or an animal body, the implant comprising at least one porous grain or granule, wherein the at least one porous grain or granule
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20100104648 | TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY AND/OR BACTERIAL CONDITIONS WITH PARTICLES OF MICROSTRUCTURE - The present invention refers to a method for treatment of an inflammatory and/or bacterial condition, wherein particles of microstructure comprising titanium, titanium alloy, at least one titanium oxide or a combination thereof, and having a surface with at least a substantial part consisting of at least one type of titanium oxide, are brought into contact with at least one infected site in a human or animal body by insertion, injection or implantation, which at least one infected site exhibits the inflammatory and/or bacterial condition. Moreover, the present invention refers to an injectable suspension comprising the particles according to the invention and a fluid vehicle for use as a medicament. Finally, the present invention also defines use of the particles of microstructure according to the invention for the manufacture of a medicament in the form of an injectable suspension. Examples of conditions being treated with the injectable suspension according to the present invention are periodontitis, periimplantitis, and osteitis. | 04-29-2010 |
20100324564 | PARTICLES, GRAINS OR GRANULES FOR THE TREATMENT OF AN INJURED VERTEBRA - A method is provided for treatment of a condition including at least one weakened vertebra or one compression fracture of a vertebra, wherein in at least one embodiment, the vertebra is injected by vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty with particles, grains or granules or a mixture thereof, or an implant suspension including at least one resorbable fluid vehicle and particles, grains or granules or a mixture thereof, wherein the particles, grains or granules individually have a mean length from one side to the opposite side, through a geometrical centre, of up to 5 mm. Moreover, at least one embodiment of the present invention also provides use of the particular or granular material disclosed above, for the manufacture of a medicament for the vertebroplastic treatment or kyphoplastic treatment of a condition including at least one weakened vertebra or one compression fracture of a vertebra. Finally, at least one embodiment of the present invention provides the particular or granular material disclosed above, for the vertebroplastic treatment or kyphoplastic treatment of a condition including at least one weakened vertebra or one compression fracture of a vertebra, such as a condition like osteoporosis. | 12-23-2010 |
20120310357 | POROUS TITANIUM - The present invention provides a porous block for implantation in the maxillofacial area of a human or animal, wherein the porous block:—comprises titanium metal and/or a titanium alloy;—has a porosity of at least 40%;—is a geometrical structure shaped to fit at least a part of a degraded alveolar process of the human or animal; and—as an intended bone contacting surface intended to be in contact with the bone surface of an implantation site in the maxillofacial area of the human or animal, wherein said bone contacting surface has pores extending through the porous block and wherein at least some of these pores have a pore diameter size of at least 50 μm to ensure bone ingrowth; and wherein—the porous block is a geometrical structure having a width, a height and a length, said intended bone contacting surface being defined by the width and the length, wherein the average value of the width is in the range of 5-10 mm, the average value of the height is in the range of 3-10 mm and the average value of the length is in the range of 5-100 mm. | 12-06-2012 |
20130139850 | CLEANING DEVICE USED FOR CLEANING AN IMPLANT OR FOR THE DEBRIDEMENT OF AN IMPLANT SURFACE - The present invention describes a cleaning device used for cleaning an implant or for the debridement of an implant surface | 06-06-2013 |
20130236853 | 3D DUCTILE AND PERFORATED RETAINING SHEET - The present invention describes a sheet | 09-12-2013 |
20150139913 | MEDICAL USE OF PARTICLES OF TITANIUM AND/OR TITANIUM OXIDE - The present invention describes particles of titanium, titanium alloy, at least one type of titanium oxide or a combination thereof, wherein at least a substantial amount of the particles are of micrometer-millimeter size and are non-spherical, for use as an X-ray contrast agent. The irregular shapes and/or internal pores and cavities of said particles lead to a prolonged retention time in the gastrointestinal tract leading to a longer time period available for X-ray examination. Further, the particles are not only chemically inert, they also exhibit an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect on the surrounding tissue. | 05-21-2015 |
20150140100 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS - The present invention describes a medical device comprising a set of particles of titanium oxide, wherein at least a substantial amount of the particles are of micrometer—millimeter size, and wherein at least 10 wt % of the titanium oxide is in the amorphous form. | 05-21-2015 |
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20140275625 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A LIQUID FEED COMPRISING MCA AND DCA - The present invention pertains to a process for the purification of a substantially water-free liquid feed comprising monochloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, optionally acid chlorides, optionally anhydrides, and optionally acetic acid, which comprises the steps of (a) adding water to the liquid feed so that a liquid feed is obtained comprising between 0.01 and 5% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the liquid feed, and (b) subsequently subjecting the liquid feed obtained in step (a) to a catalytic hydrodechlorination step by contacting it with a source of hydrogen to convert the dichloroacetic acid into monochloroacetic acid in the presence of a solid heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising one or more metals of Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements deposited on a carrier. | 09-18-2014 |
20140357892 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDRODECHLORINATION OF A LIQUID FEED COMPRISING DICHLOROACETIC ACID - The process of the present invention pertains to a process wherein a liquid feed comprising monochioroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, and optionally acetic acid and/or trichioroacetic acid is subjected to a catalytic hydrodechlorination step by contacting it with a source of hydrogen in the presence of a solid heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst situated in a fixed catalyst bed, wherein the liquid feed is fed to the top of avertical tubular reactor at a superficial mass velocity of between and 10 kg/s per square meter of the horizontal cross-section of the vertical tubular reactor and a rate of between 250 and 3,000 kg/hr per m of said catalyst bed, wherein the source of hydrogen is fed to the top or bottom of the vertical tubular reactor at a rate of between 0.025 to 0.25 Nm/s per square meter of the horizontal cross-section of the vertical tubular reactor, so as to obtain an average axial pressure gradient of at least 2 kPa per meter of said catalyst bed, and wherein the temperature in the top of the vertical tubular reactor is between 100 and 200° C., and wherein the pressure in the top of the vertical tubular reactor is between 0.2 and 1.0 MPa. | 12-04-2014 |