BISPHOSPHONATE CEMENT COMPOSITION TO PREVENT ASEPTIC LOOSENING OF ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT DEVICES - Patent 0831756

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EP 0 831 756 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	01.04.1998 Bulletin 1998/14

(21)	Application number: 96917041.0

(22)	Date of filing: 03.06.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61L 27/ 00^{( . )}
A61L 24/ 00^{( . )}
C07F 9/ 38^{( . )}

A61F 2/ 28^{( . )}
A61L 24/ 06^{( . )}
A61F 2/ 46^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1996/008515

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1996/039107 (12.12.1996 Gazette 1997/02)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

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Priority:

06.06.1995 US 19950470404

(71)	Applicants:
	MERCK & CO., INC. Rahway, New Jersey 07065 (US) Simpson, Hamish Oxford OX3 7LD (GB) Athanasou, Nick Oxford OX3 7LD (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	SIMPSON, Hamish Oxford OX3 7LD (GB) ATHANASOU, Nick Oxford OX3 7LD (GB) YATES, Ashley, J. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hiscock, Ian James
	European Patent Department, Merck & Co., Inc., Terlings Park, Eastwick Road Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB)

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