BONE REPAIR COMPOSITION AND KIT

1 . A method for producing a bone repair composition, comprising:

adding collagen to an acid to form a first collagen mixture comprising a collagen dispersion;

thereafter, adding a bone growth stimulator and a bioactive glass to the first collagen mixture and thereby forming a second collagen mixture;

adding the second collagen mixture to a mold;

freeze-drying the second collagen mixture in the mold to remove water therefrom, thereby forming a collagen composition of the collagen, the bone growth stimulator, and the bioactive glass;

cross-linking the collagen composition after removing the collagen composition from the mold, and thereby forming a cross-linked collagen composition of the collagen, the bone growth stimulator, and the bioactive glass;

packaging the cross-linked collagen composition to form a packaged bone repair composition of the collagen, the bone growth stimulator, and the bioactive glass; and

sterilizing the packaged bone repair composition.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collagen in the cross-linked collagen composition ranges from 0.5% to 20% by weight.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collagen in the cross-linked collagen composition comprises particles or flakes which are milled to pass through a 2000 micron mesh.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the cross-linked collagen composition as formulated contains no hydroxyapatite.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adding collagen to an acid comprises mixing together the collagen, lactic acid, and water to form the collagen dispersion.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the adding collagen to an acid comprises forming a minority percentage of collagen in the dispersion.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the minority percentage of collagen in the dispersion comprises 0.85% percentage.

8 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

after the mixing, resting the first collagen mixture comprising the collagen dispersion in a refrigerator for a first period of time; and

after the first period of time, blending the first collagen mixture comprising the collagen dispersion.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein, after the blending of the first collagen mixture comprising the collagen dispersion, adding the bone growth stimulator and the bioactive glass to the collagen dispersion.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collagen comprises a type I collagen.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collagen comprises a type I collagen-glycosaminoglycan coprecipitate.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bone growth stimulator particles have a size from 250 to 2500 microns.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bioactive glass particles have a size from 250 to 2500 microns.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bioactive glass ranges from 15% to 25% by weight of the cross-linked collagen composition.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the bone growth stimulator comprises tri-calcium phosphate ranging from 75% to 85% by weight of the bone repair composition.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the collagen ranges from 0.5% to 20% by weight of the bone repair composition.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the freeze-drying produces for the collagen composition a porous product of the of the collagen, the bone growth stimulator, and the bioactive glass.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the cross-linking the collagen composition comprises cross-linking the porous product of the of the collagen, the bone growth stimulator, and the bioactive glass.

19 . The method of claim 1 , wherein packaging the cross-linked collagen composition comprises:

packaging the cross-linked collagen composition as a rectangular strip; and

placing the rectangular strip in a tray having one or more grip regions to facilitate access to the rectangular strip.

20 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the cross-linking comprises:

cross-lining the collagen composition by exposing the collagen composition to formaldehyde vapors released from an airstone containing a formaldehyde solution.