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US 6,533,821 B1Granted
Bio-adhesive composition, method for adhering objects to bone
OwnerThomas Lallyinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides for a bio-adhesive derived from a mixture comprising KH2PO4, a metal oxide, a calcium-containing compound, and water. Also provided is a reabsorbable bone substitute derived from a mixture comprising KH2PO4 and an oxide in a 1:1 weight percent ratio, a calcium-containing compound, and water.
Claims7
A bio-adhesive comprising:
- a) means for attaching objects to bone;
- b) means for enhancing said attachment means;
- and
- c) means for facilitating in vivo degradation of the bio-adhesive,
- wherein said bio-adhesive is derived from a mixture of KH2PO4, metal oxide, a calcium compound, and water and the weight percent ratio of KH2PO4 and the oxide ranges from between approximately 1:0.5 and 1:1.
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A bio-adhesive comprising:
- a) means for attaching objects to bone;
- b) means for enhancing said attachment means;
- and
- c) means for facilitating in vivo degradation of the bio-adhesive,
- wherein said bio-adhesive is derived from a mixture of KH2PO4, metal oxide wherein the metal oxide is MgO, a calcium compound, and water and the weight percent ratio of KH2PO4 and MgO is 1:1.
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