Patents by Inventor Anne Dupraz

Anne Dupraz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Biomaterial composition and method for preparing same
    Patent number: 6001394
    Abstract: A biomaterial composition for the resorption/substitution of organic supporting tissues, including 20-75 wt. % of an inorganic phase consisting of particles that include either hydroxyapatite (A) optionally mixed with tricalcium phosphate .beta. (B), or calcium-titaniumphosphate (Ca(Ti).sub.4 (PO.sub.4).sub.6) (C), and 80-25 wt. % of a liquid phase including an aqueous solution of a water-soluble biocompatible polymer that is cross-linkable under the effect of the pH of the medium. The composition is sterilizable, injectable and curable in biological media to form a biomaterial for replacing supporting tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Guy Daculsi, Pierre Weiss, Anne Dupraz, Mieczyslam Lapkowski