CUP WITH CONTROLLED RELEASE OF AN OSTEOINDUCTIVE FORMULATION

摘要

An acetabular cup having one or more osteoinductive formulations, wherein each osteoinductive formulation comprises one or more osteoinductive agent(s). In one embodiment of the invention, the acetabular cup comprises a porous coating into which the osteoinductive formulation is impregnated. In another embodiment of the invention, the acetabular cup comprises microchambers into which the osteoinductive formulation is sealed with a biodegradable or current responsive polymer. The osteoinductive formulations may be available in immediate or sustained release formulations. The invention further relates to preventing and treating osteolytic lesions formed following implantation of an acetabular cup during hip replacement surgery.