Invention Application
- Patent Title: DEGRADABLE CAGE FOR BONE FUSION
- Patent Title (中): 骨质融化器可降解笼
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Application No.: US13036470Application Date: 2011-02-28
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Publication No.: US20110282392A1Publication Date: 2011-11-17
- Inventor: William L. Murphy , Chia-Ying Lin , Frank LaMarca , Scott J. Hollister
- Applicant: William L. Murphy , Chia-Ying Lin , Frank LaMarca , Scott J. Hollister
- Applicant Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Assignee: TISSUE REGENERATION SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: TISSUE REGENERATION SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Ann Arbor
- Main IPC: A61B17/88
- IPC: A61B17/88 ; A61F2/44 ; A61B17/70

Abstract:
A cage for facilitating fusion of bones, such as vertebrae, or fusion of adjacent bone surfaces is disclosed. In one form, the cage includes a plurality of spaced apart walls comprising a biodegradable polymeric material (e.g., polycaprolactone); an osteoconductive mineral coating (e.g., a calcium compound) on at least a portion of the walls; and a bioactive agent (e.g., a bone morphogenetic protein) associated with the polymeric material and/or the coating. The bioactive agent is present in amount that induces ossification between the bones or adjacent bone surfaces. The cage may also include a fixation plate connected to at least one of the walls.
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