Patent References 3922155 Biocompatible ceramic glass Method of bonding a bioglass to metal Bioglass coated metal substrate High strength glass-ceramic containing apatite and alkaline earth metal silicate crystals and process for producing the same Patent #: 4560666 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/557495 filed on 12/02/1983US Classes:424/422, Implant or insert501/63, And phosphorus, niobium, or tantalum501/73Less than 40 percent by weight silicaExaminersPrimary: Apley, Richard J.Assistant: Cannon, Alan W. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesC03C 4/00 (20060101)A61K 6/06 (20060101) A61K 6/02 (20060101) A61F 2/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1982-12-02 BEAbstractBioreactive materials, for use in forming implants or prostheses, obtained by fusion of a mixture of 20 to 50% by weight of SiO2, 15 to 25% by weight of CaO, 5 to 10% by weight of P2 O5, 15 to 25% by weight of Na2 O and 3 to 15% by weight of Al2 O3, or their metallic precursors yielding equivalent quantities of oxides by fusion. | |