Bone substitute and method for producing the same
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1. A bone substitute comprising:
- a container made of a porous casing which is at least partly provided with openings; and
a plurality of filler elements which are not connected to one another or to the container and which are fully enclosed within an interior of the container such that the plurality of filler elements cannot escape from the container;
wherein individual filler elements are formed of interconnected particles, said particles having an average diameter DP,wherein the openings of the casing are interconnected pores or channels having an average diameter of DM,wherein the container containing the plurality of filler elements is a bone substitute,wherein the individual filler elements have a diameter DZ, said diameter being defined by a longest enveloping circular cylinder,wherein the container comprises at least one window passing through the casing, andwherein the at least one window has a smallest diameter DF which is governed by formula DZ>
DF>
DP.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a bone substitute (1) comprising A) a container (2) made of a porous casing (4) which is at least partly provided with openings; and B) a plurality of filler elements (5) which are not connected to one another and which are enclosed in the container (2); wherein C) the filler elements (5) consist of interconnected particles with an average diameter Dp; and D) the openings of the casing (4) are interconnected pores or channels with an average diameter of DM.
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1. A bone substitute comprising:
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a container made of a porous casing which is at least partly provided with openings; and a plurality of filler elements which are not connected to one another or to the container and which are fully enclosed within an interior of the container such that the plurality of filler elements cannot escape from the container; wherein individual filler elements are formed of interconnected particles, said particles having an average diameter DP, wherein the openings of the casing are interconnected pores or channels having an average diameter of DM, wherein the container containing the plurality of filler elements is a bone substitute, wherein the individual filler elements have a diameter DZ, said diameter being defined by a longest enveloping circular cylinder, wherein the container comprises at least one window passing through the casing, and wherein the at least one window has a smallest diameter DF which is governed by formula DZ>
DF>
DP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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