Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation;The Regents of the University of Michigan
发明人:
Murphy, William L.,Lin, Chia-Ying,Lamarca, Frank,Hollister, Scott J.
申请号：
AU2007329676
公开号：
AU2007329676B2
申请日:
2007.10.30
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A cage for facilitating fusion of bones, such as vertebrae, or fusion of adjacentbone surfaces is disclosed. In one form, the cage includes a plurality of spacedapart walls comprising a biodegradable polymeric material (e.g., polycaprolactone)；an osteoconductive mineral coating (e.g., a calcium compound) on at least a portionof the walls； and a bioactive agent (e.g., a bone morphogenetic protein) associatedwith the polymeric material and/or the coating The bioactive agent is presentin 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.
