Patent ID: 8642065

Claim:
A method of inducing bone growth in a patient in need thereof, comprising implanting in the patient an implant comprising: an osteoconductive scaffold; and, an osteoinductive small molecule selected from fluticasone propionate and clobetasol propionate and blends and mixtures thereof; wherein the scaffold is selected from the group consisting of autograft material, allograft material, ceramic bone substitute, and blends and mixtures thereof; and, wherein the osteoinductive small molecule is solubilized in an excipient selected from the group consisting of Captisol, Cremphor EL, DMA, DMSO, Labrasol, NMP, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, PVP, Solutol HS 15, Tween 20, Tween 80, and mixtures thereof.