Calcium phosphate cements comprising a water-soluble contrast agent
First Claim
1. A method of producing a flowable composition that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product, said method comprising:
- (a) a setting fluid;
(b) dry reactants comprising a calcium source and a phosphate source; and
(c) a water-soluble contrast agent comprising a radio-opaque element other than calcium that is incorporated into said calcium phosphate product wherein said water-soluble contrast agent comprises a salt of a radio-opaque element;
to produce said flowable material that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product that includes atoms of said radio-opaque element incorporated into said mineral product.
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Abstract
Methods are provided for producing flowable compositions, e.g. pastes, that set into calcium phosphate products and include a contrast agent. In the subject methods, dry reactants that include a calcium source and a phosphate source are combined with setting fluid and a water-soluble contrast agent, e.g., a water-soluble barium salt, and the combined reactants are mixed to produce the flowable composition. Also provided are the compositions themselves as well as kits for preparing the same. The subject methods and compositions produced thereby find use in a variety of applications, including the repair of hard tissue defects, e.g., bone defects.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of producing a flowable composition that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product, said method comprising:
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(a) a setting fluid; (b) dry reactants comprising a calcium source and a phosphate source; and (c) a water-soluble contrast agent comprising a radio-opaque element other than calcium that is incorporated into said calcium phosphate product wherein said water-soluble contrast agent comprises a salt of a radio-opaque element; to produce said flowable material that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product that includes atoms of said radio-opaque element incorporated into said mineral product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21, 27)
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13. A method of producing a paste that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product, said method comprising:
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(a) combining; (i) dry reactants comprising a calcium source and a phosphate source (ii) a setting fluid; and (iii) a water-soluble barium salt; and (b) mixing said combined reactants and setting fluid to produce a paste that sets into a calcium phosphate mineral product. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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22. A kit for use in preparing a flowable composition that sets in an in vivo fluid environment into a calcium phosphate mineral product comprising calcium phosphate molecules, said kit comprising:
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(a) dry reactants comprising a calcium source and a phosphate source; (b) a setting fluid or components for producing the same; and (c) a water-soluble contrast agent comprising a radio-opaque element other than calcium that is incorporated into said calcium phosphate mineral product, wherein said calcium phosphate mineral product includes atoms of said radio-opaque element incorporated into said mineral product.
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23. A packaged calcium phosphate cement, said packaged cement comprising:
a tubular element separated into a first compartment and at least one additional compartment by a removable barrier; (i) dry reactants comprising a source of calcium and phosphate present in said first compartment; (ii) a setting fluid or components thereof present in said at least one additional compartment; and (iii) a water-soluble contrast comprising a radio-opaque element other than calcium that is incorporated into a calcium phosphate mineral product, wherein said water-soluble contrast agent comprises a salt of a radio-opaque element, wherein said calcium phosphate mineral product includes atoms of said radio-opaque element incorporated into said mineral product, wherein said calcium phosphate mineral product is produced upon combination of said dry reactants and setting fluid, wherein said water-soluble contrast agent is present in either said first compartment, said at least one additional compartment or in a second additional compartment. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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