IMPROVED PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR TREATING AND HEALING A BONE VOID

摘要

An improved method or process and device for treating and healing a bone void is disclosed, and in particular a method employing a surfactant for efficiently incorporating a biologically active agent into the interstices (voids or pores) of a porous hydrophobic biodegradable material wherein the biologically active agent is deposited on the internal surfaces defining the voids or pores of the biodegradable material. The biodegradable body or device, now containing surtactant and a biologically active agent in the body itself as well as on the external surfaces and the internal surfaces defining the voids or pores, is then applied into the bone void or cavity.