Method of treating bone for implantation and resulting bone
CA 2382472 A1 · Owner: Osteotech, Inc. · Inventors: Shimp, Lawrence A.; Boyce, Todd M.; Scarborough, Nelson L.
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Provided herein is a method for dehydrating and optionally treating with a , mechanical-strength conserving agent a monolithic bone intended for , implantation. The method serves to conserve at least one of the biomechanical properties of the bone during the dehydration of the bone and its subsequent packaging. Also provided is a monolithic bone for implantation and a method of using the bone for the repair of damaged bone.
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- Filed August 24, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 24, 2020.
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