BONE REPLACEMENT MATERIAL
A bone replacement material that is, in particular, paste-like and is characterized in that particulate calcium carbonate is suspended in an aqueous solution that contains at least one water-soluble hemostatic agent, whereby the aqueous solution contains an amount of the hemostatic agent at which it is isotonic.
1 . Bone replacement material comprising particulate calcium carbonate suspended in an aqueous solution that comprises at least one water-soluble hemostatic agent in an amount of the hemostatic agent that renders the aqueous solution isotonic.
2 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , which comprises 55 to 67 mass percent calcium carbonate.
3 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , wherein the calcium carbonate has a particle size of from 1-50 μm.
4 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , wherein the hemostatic agent is one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of calcium chloride, calcium acetate, calcium lactate and gelatin.
5 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , which further comprises magnesium carbonate and/or magnesium oxide in addition to calcium carbonate.
6 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , which further comprises one or more antibiotics and/or other pharmaceutical agents.
7 . Bone replacement material according to claim 1 , which has a consistency of paste.
8 . Method of repairing or replacing bone comprising apply bone replacement material according to claim 1 to an area where it is desired to repair or replace bone.