Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100143480 | TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE COARSE PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Methods for preparing a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition are provided. Aspects of the methods include converting an initial tricalcium phosphate particulate composition to hydroxyapatite, sintering the resultant hydroxyapatite to produce a second tricalcium phosphate composition and then mechanically manipulating the second tricalcium phosphate composition to produce a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications. | 06-10-2010 |
20110073006 | RAPID SETTING HIGH STRENGTH CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENTS COMPRISING CYCLODEXTRINS - Rapid setting high strength calcium phosphate cements and methods of using the same are provided. Aspects of the cements include fine and coarse calcium phosphate particulate reactants and a cyclodextrin which, upon combination with a setting fluid, produce a flowable composition that rapidly sets into a high strength product. The flowable compositions find use in a variety of different applications, including the repair of hard tissue defects, e.g., bone defects such as fractures. | 03-31-2011 |
20120000394 | Tricalcium Phosphate Coarse Particle Compositions and Methods for Making the Same - Methods for preparing a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition are provided. Aspects of the methods include converting an initial tricalcium phosphate particulate composition to hydroxyapatite, sintering the resultant hydroxyapatite to produce a second tricalcium phosphate composition and then mechanically manipulating the second tricalcium phosphate composition to produce a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications. | 01-05-2012 |
20120115780 | Porogen Containing Calcium Phosphate Cement Compositions - Porogen containing calcium phosphate cement compositions are provided. Aspects of the cement compositions include a dry calcium phosphate reactant component, a setting fluid component and a porogen component. The porogen component includes at least first and second porogens having different pore forming profiles. Aspects of the invention include combining the cement components to produce a settable composition. Aspects of the invention further include the settable compositions themselves as well as kits for preparing the same. Methods and compositions as described herein find use in a variety of applications, including hard tissue repair applications. | 05-10-2012 |
20130017233 | Tricalcium Phosphate Coarse Particle Compositions and Methods for Making the Same - Methods for preparing a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition are provided. Aspects of the methods include converting an initial tricalcium phosphate particulate composition to hydroxyapatite, sintering the resultant hydroxyapatite to produce a second tricalcium phosphate composition and then mechanically manipulating the second tricalcium phosphate composition to produce a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications. | 01-17-2013 |
20130165540 | Porous Calcium Phospate Granules and Methods of Making and Using the Same - Porous calcium phosphate granules and methods of making the same are provided. Embodiments of the methods include producing a solid spherical granule precursor that includes: (i) a calcium phosphate component; and (ii) a porogen component; and (b) removing the porogen component from the solid spherical granule precursor to produce a spherical porous calcium phosphate granule. Granules of the invention find use in a variety of different applications. | 06-27-2013 |
20140010880 | Tricalcium Phosphate Coarse Particle Compositions and Methods for Making the Same - Methods for preparing a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition are provided. Aspects of the methods include converting an initial tricalcium phosphate particulate composition to hydroxyapatite, sintering the resultant hydroxyapatite to produce a second tricalcium phosphate composition and then mechanically manipulating the second tricalcium phosphate composition to produce a tricalcium phosphate coarse particle composition. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications. | 01-09-2014 |
20140202359 | Rapid Setting High Strength Calcium Phosphate Cements Comprising Cyclodextrins - Rapid setting high strength calcium phosphate cements and methods of using the same are provided. Aspects of the cements include fine and coarse calcium phosphate particulate reactants and a cyclodextrin which, upon combination with a setting fluid, produce a flowable composition that rapidly sets into a high strength product. The flowable compositions find use in a variety of different applications, including the repair of hard tissue defects, e.g., bone defects such as fractures. | 07-24-2014 |
20140342013 | CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT COMPOSITIONS THAT SET INTO HIGH STRENGTH POROUS STRUCTURES - Calcium phosphate cement compositions are provided. Aspects of the cement compositions include a dry reactant component comprising a reactive α-tricalcium phosphate component, a multi-size pore forming calcium sulphate dihydrate component and a demineralized bone matrix component. During use, the dry reactant is combined with a setting fluid to produce a sellable composition that sets into a high strength porous product. Aspects of the invention further include the settable compositions themselves as well as kits for preparing the same. Methods and compositions as described herein find use in a variety of applications, including hard tissue repair applications. | 11-20-2014 |