Porous synthetic bone graft and method of manufacture thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Synthetic bone for grafts avoid the necessity of autograft. Commercially available , synthetic bone grafts have inconsistent pore size and may fail to enable osteoingrowth. The present invention permits controllable pore size shape and , pore , orientation enabling improved bone replacement. A process for preparing artificial bone is described which comprises: (i) preparing a , mixture of a finely divided bio-compatible ceramic powder an organic binder , and a , pore-forming agent in an inert liquid to form a body and causing at least some of the , pore-forming agent to align along a common axis; (ii) optionally shaping the resulting , body; (iii) allowing the pore-forming agent to …