Patent ID: 6353038
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
A composite intended for medical use, in particular surgical or therapeutic use, characterized in that it comprises a mixture ofa thermoplastic component plasticizable within the temperature range âˆ’10Â° . . . +100Â° C., which is substantially made up of hydroxy acids and structural units derived from hydroxy acid derivatives, and the molar mass of which is within the range 30,000-1,000,000 g/mol, and which degrades in the body typically within a period ranging from a few days to several years, and which in its solid state is a mechanically strong plastic or rubbery material, and a bioactive component, which is a bioactive glass or a bioactive xerogel, such that the plasticized thermoplastic component remains moldable for a certain period even after the temperature of the composite has been lowered to a temperature which is considerably lower than the setting temperature of said thermoplastic component.