Prosthetic bone filler and process for the production of the same
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKatsumi Kawamura
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Abstract
A prosthetic bone filler including ceramic granules for use in a living body, the ceramic granules being bonded to each other with a polymeric substance, and having ventilation pores produced as a result of the presence of gaps between the adjacent granules. The prosthetic bone filler is produced by adding the polymeric substance in two portions to the ceramic granules. In addition to good flexibility, the prosthetic bone filler exhibits excellent bio-compatibility.
Claims13
A prosthetic bone filler for use in a living body, comprising ceramic granules, polymeric substance bonding said ceramic granules to each other, and ventilation pores produced due to gaps between the bonded ceramic granules.
A production process for a prosthetic bone filler for use in a living body, comprising ceramic granules, polymeric substance bonding said ceramic granules to each other, and ventilation pores produced due to gaps between the bonded ceramic granules, said production process comprising:
- adding the polymeric substance to the ceramic granules in plural portions of said polymeric substance so that the polymeric substance bonds the ceramic granules to each other with ventilation pores produced due to gaps between the bonded ceramic granules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.