Owner Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.

Inventors Smith, Reginald; Hendry, Jason; Smith, Timothy J N; Pugh, Sydney M

Agent Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick

Pub. Number AU-B-2002325762

PCT Number PCT/CA02/01450

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/026714

Priority 60/324,068 24.09.01 US

Filing date 24 September 2002

Wipo publication date 7 April 2003

Acceptance publication date 6 November 2008

A61L 27/00 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61F 2/28 (2006.01) Filters - Bones

A61K 31/122 (2006.01) - having the oxygen atom directly attached to a ring, e.g. quinones, vitamin K, anthralin

A61K 31/5575 (2006.01)

A61K 31/566 (2006.01) - having an oxo group in position 17, e.g. oestrone

A61K 31/663 (2006.01)

A61K 33/10 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients

A61K 33/16 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing inorganic active ingredients - Fluorine compounds

A61K 35/12 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing material or reaction products thereof with undetermined constitution - Materials from mammals or birds

A61K 35/32 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing material or reaction products thereof with undetermined constitution - Bones

A61K 38/22 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Hormones

A61K 38/27 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Growth hormone (GH) (Somatotropin)

A61K 45/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups

A61L 27/42 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61L 27/56 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61P 19/00 (2006.01) Drugs for skeletal disorders