Scott J. Hollister;Chia-Ying Lin;William L. Murphy;Frank LaMarca
发明人:
Chia-Ying Lin,Frank LaMarca,William L. Murphy,Scott J. Hollister
申请号：
US11927322
公开号：
US09439948B2
申请日:
2007.10.29
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
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.
