Bone cement compositions comprising an indicator agent and related methods thereof
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1. A method of preparing a bone cement comprising:
- mixing together a powder and a liquid phase to generate a bone cement, wherein the bone cement further includes a thermosensitive color change agent; and
monitoring the color of the bone cement to determine when to place the bone cement inside a patient'"'"'s body.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods, compositions, kits and systems for determining one or more cement material properties. In one variation, a color change agent is introduced into bone cement to allow a physician to determine when a cement has the desired viscosity for insertion into a patient. In another variation, the composition comprises one or more curable bioactive agents and one or more color change agents. The curable bioactive agent(s) may be one or more bone cement(s). These Bone cements contain a color change agent that allows a physician to tell when the cement has reached the property viscosity for insertion of the bone cement into a patient at the bone site.
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1. A method of preparing a bone cement comprising:
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mixing together a powder and a liquid phase to generate a bone cement, wherein the bone cement further includes a thermosensitive color change agent; and monitoring the color of the bone cement to determine when to place the bone cement inside a patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A kit comprising:
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a first material and a second material, wherein when at least the first material and the second material are mixed together a bone cement is generated and wherein the first material, second material, or combination thereof contains a thermosensitive color change agent added in an amount to provide indication on a material property of the bone cement during mixing or after mixing the first material and the second material; and a color chart including at least one colored area, wherein the colored area contains a reference color for determining whether the bone cement has achieved the material property after mixing. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A kit for repairing bone comprising:
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a first material and a second material;
a mixer for mixing at least the first material and the second material to form a bone cement;a thermosensitive color change agent contained within the first material, the second material, or a combination thereof, wherein the thermosensitive color change agent is added in an amount to provide an indication on a material property of the bone cement during mixing or after mixing the first material and the second material in the mixer; and written instructions which instruct a user to monitor a change in color of the bone cement during mixing or after mixing the first material and the second material. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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