Patent ID: 7494950

Claim:
An implantable composition comprising: (a) a calcium salt-containing component, wherein the calcium salt-containing component is amorphous calcium phosphate, crystalline calcium phosphate, CaHPO 4 , CaHPO 4 .H 2 O, α-Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , α-bar-Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , β-Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , γ-Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 , Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 OH, Ca 4 O(PO 4 ) 2 , CaP 4 O 11 , α-Ca 2 P 2 O 7 , β-Ca 2 P 2 O 7 , γ-Ca 2 P 2 O 7 , Ca(H 2 PO 4 ) 2 .nH 2 O, where n is a real number from 0 to 5, Ca 8 H 2 (PO 4 ) 6 .5H 2 O, Ca(SO 4 ) 2 , α-Ca(SO 4 ) 2 .½H 2 O, or β-Ca(SO 4 ) 2 .½H 2 O; or any combination thereof; and (b) from about 1% to about 5% by weight of discrete fibers that are resorbable homopolymers or copolymers, that have an aspect ratio from about 50:1 to about 1000:1, and that have a fiber length of about 0.5 mm to about 1.5 mm.