Patent ID: 9700584
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61L,A61P

Claim:
1. An osteoinductive putty comprising: an osteoinductive substance, and a carrier comprising a mixture of thermally denatured collagen fragments, wherein said carrier is made by the process comprising: a) providing a collagen source comprising collagen; b) combining the collagen source with a denaturing solution other than water or saline to create a collagen source mixture; c) heating the collagen source mixture to a temperature greater than 100° C.; and d) maintaining said temperature for about 90 minutes; wherein said carrier is a highly viscous liquid and is not a hydrogel; and wherein said putty is extrudable, moldable, resistant to irrigation, and exhibits cohesiveness in solution at 37° C. for at least about 60 seconds.